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rook-open - open a new database, or unlock the existing one. The password may either be prompted for, or may be supplied in a ROOK_PASSWORD envir...

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  SEE ALSO 

NAME

open − open a new database, or unlock the existing one. The password may either be prompted for, or may be supplied in a ROOK_PASSWORD environment variable.

SYNOPSIS

open [--keyfile/-k <string>] [--pin <string>] [--prompt/-P <bool>] [path(string)]

DESCRIPTION

open a new database, or unlock the existing one. The password may either be prompted for, or may be supplied in a ROOK_PASSWORD environment variable.

OPTIONS

--keyfile, -k[=string] (defaults to "")

read a keyfile from this supplied path

--pin[=string] (defaults to "")

a one-time pin provided by a previous ’lock’ that will re-unlock the database

--prompt, -P[=bool] (defaults to false)

prompt for the database password

string (defaults to "")

path; full path to the database (the server must be able to find the file)

SEE ALSO

rook(1) rook-commands(1) rook-exit(1) rook-help(1) rook-info(1) rook-list(1) rook-lock(1) rook-match(1) rook-open(1) rook-reload(1) rook-search(1) rook-serve(1) rook-show(1) rook-status(1) rook-version(1)


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