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This page is linked from the [[Getting Started]] Section.
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This article is part of the [[Getting Started]] Section.
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It lists all database commands supported by BaseX.
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Commands can e.g. be executed from the [[Command-Line Options#BaseX_Standalone|Command Line]],
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[[#Command Scripts|Scripts]], the [[Clients]], [[REST]], the input field in the [[GUI]]
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and other ways. If the GUI is used, all commands that are triggered by the GUI itself
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will show up in the [[GUI#Visualizations|Info View]].
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The [[User_Management|Permission]] fields indicate which
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rights are required by a user to perform a command in the client/server architecture.
  
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The options listed on this page influence the way how database [[Commands|commands]] are executed and XQuery expressions are evaluated. Options are divided into [[#Global Options|'''global options''']], which are valid for all BaseX instances, and '''local options''', which are specific to a client or session. Values of options are either ''strings'', ''numbers'' or ''booleans''.
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=Basics=
  
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The {{Code|.basex}} [[Configuration#Configuration Files|configuration file]] is parsed by every new local BaseX instance. It contains all global options and, optionally, local options at the end of the file.
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==Command Scripts==
  
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Various ways exist to access and change options:
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Database commands in both the string and XML syntax can be placed in a text file and stored on disk. The default extension for BaseX command scripts is {{Code|.bxs}}. If the path to a command script is passed on to BaseX, it will automatically be recognized and evaluated as such.
  
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* The current value of an option can be requested with the [[Commands#GET|GET]] and changed with the [[Commands#SET|SET]] command. All values are ''static'': they stay valid until they are changed once again by another operation. If an option is of type ''boolean'', and if no value is specified, its existing value will be inverted.
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==String Syntax==
  
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* Initial values for options can also be specified via system properties, which can e.g. be passed on with the [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/java.html#options -D flag] on command line, or using [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#setProperty(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String) System.setProperty()] before creating a BaseX instance. The specified keys needs to be prefixed with {{Code|org.basex.}}. An example:
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Multiple commands can be written in a single line and separated by semicolons, or stored as command script. Lines starting with <code>#</code> are interpreted as comments and are skipped. The following script creates a database, adds two documents to it and performs a query:
  
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<pre class="brush:bash">
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<pre class="brush:xml">
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java -Dorg.basex.CHOP=false -cp basex.jar org.basex.BaseX -c"get chop"
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CREATE DB test
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CHOP: false
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ADD input.xml
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ADD TO embedded.xml <root>embedded</root>
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# run query
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XQUERY count(//text())
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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* Options can also be set in the prolog of an XQuery expression. In the option declaration, options need to be bound to the [[Database Module]] namespace. All values will be reset after the evaluation of a query:
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==XML Syntax==
  
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<pre class="brush:xquery">
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The string syntax is limited when XML snippets need to be embedded in a command,
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declare option db:chop 'false';
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or when complex queries are to be specified.
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...
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This is why database commands can also be specified in XML.
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Multiple commands can be enclosed by a {{Code|<commands/>}} root element:
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<pre class="brush:xml">
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<commands>
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  <create-db name='test'/>
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  <add>input.xml</add>
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  <add path='embedded.xml'><root>embedded</root></add>
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  <xquery>count(//text())</xquery>
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</commands>
 
</pre>
 
</pre>
  
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* Options can also be applied locally by using pragmas:
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==Glob Syntax==
  
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<pre class="brush:xquery">
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Some commands support the glob syntax to address more than one database or user. Question marks and asterisks can be used to match one or more characters, and commas can be used to separate multiple patterns. Some examples:
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(# db:chop false #) { parse-xml('<xml> hi </xml>') }
 
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</pre>
 
  
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If options are implicitly changed by operations in the [[GUI]], the underlying commands will be listed in the [[GUI#Visualizations|Info View]].<br/><br/>
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* {{Code|AB?}} addresses all names with the characters {{Code|AB}} and one more character.
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* {{Code|*AB}} addresses all names ending with the characters {{Code|AB}}.
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* {{Code|X*,Y*,Z*}} addresses all names starting with the characters {{Code|X}}, {{Code|Y}}, or {{Code|Z}}.
  
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=Global Options=
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==Valid Names==
  
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Global options are constants. They can only be set in the configuration file or via system properties (see above). One exception (since {{Version|7.8}}) is the [[#debug|DEBUG]] option, which can also be changed at runtime by users with [[User Management|admin permissions]].
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Database, user and event names follow the same naming constraints: Names are restricted to ASCII characters. They must at least have one character, and they may contain letters, numbers and any of the special characters <code>!#$%&'()+-=@[]^_`{}~</code>. The following characters are reserved for other features:
  
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==General==
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* <code>,?*</code>: [[#Glob Syntax|glob syntax]]
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* <code>;</code>: Separator for multiple database commands on the [[Command-Line Options|command line]]
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* <code>\/</code>: Directory path separators
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* <code>.</code>: hidden folders (e.g. the [[Logging|.logs directory]])
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* <code>:*?\"<>|}</code>: invalid filename characters on Windows
  
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===DEBUG===
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==Aliases==
  
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{| width='100%'
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In all commands, the {{Code|DB}} keyword can be replaced by {{Code|DATABASE}}.
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|-
 
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
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|{{Code|DEBUG [boolean]}}
 
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|-
 
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| '''Default'''
 
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|{{Code|false}}
 
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|-
 
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| '''Summary'''
 
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|Sends internal debug info to STDERR. This option can be turned on to get additional information for development and debugging purposes. It can also be triggered on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-d</code>.
 
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|}
 
  
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===DBPATH===
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=Database Operations=
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{| width='100%'
 
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|-
 
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
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|{{Code|DBPATH [path]}}
 
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|-
 
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| '''Default'''
 
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|<code>[[Configuration#Database Directory|{home}/BaseXData]]</code> or <code>[[Configuration#Database Directory|{home}/data]]</code>
 
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|-
 
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| '''Summary'''
 
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|Points to the directory in which all databases are located.
 
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|}
 
  
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===REPOPATH===
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==CREATE DB==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|REPOPATH [path]}}
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|{{Code|CREATE DB [name] ([input])}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code>[[Configuration#Database Directory|{home}/BaseXRepo]]</code>
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|<code><create-db name='...'>([input])</create-db></code><br/>
 
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|-
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| '''Summary'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|Points to the [[Repository]], in which all XQuery modules are located.
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|''CREATE''
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|}
 
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===LANG===
 
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{| width='100%'
 
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|-
 
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
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|{{Code|LANG [language]}}
 
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|-
 
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| '''Default'''
 
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|{{Code|English}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|Specifies the interface language. Currently, seven languages are available: 'English', 'German', 'French', 'Dutch', 'Italian', 'Japanese', and 'Vietnamese'.
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|Creates the database {{Code|[name]}} with an optional {{Code|[input]}} and opens it. An existing database will be overwritten.<br />The input may either be a reference to a single XML document, a directory, a remote URL, or a string containing XML:
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|}
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* {{Code|[name]}} must be a [[#Valid Names|valid database name]]
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* several additional [[Options#Create Options|Create Options]] can be set to influence the creation process.
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===LANGKEY===
 
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{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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| '''Errors'''
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|{{Code|LANGKEY [boolean]}}
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|The command fails if a database with the specified name is currently used by another process, if one of the documents to be added is not well-formed or if it cannot be parsed for some other reason.
 
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|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Examples'''
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|{{Code|false}}
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|
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|-
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* {{Code|CREATE DB input}}<br/>creates an empty database {{Code|input}}.
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| '''Summary'''
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* {{Code|CREATE DB xmark http://files.basex.org/xml/xmark.xml}}<br/>creates the database {{Code|xmark}}, containing a single initial document called {{Code|xmark.xml}}.
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|Prefixes all texts with the internal language keys. This option is helpful if BaseX is translated into another language, and if you want to see where particular texts are displayed.
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* {{Code|CREATE DATABASE coll /path/to/input}}<br/>creates the database {{Code|coll}} with all documents found in the {{Code|input}} directory.
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* {{Code|SET INTPARSE false; CREATE DB input input.xml}}<br/>creates a database {{Code|input}} with {{Code|input.xml}} as initial document, which will be parsed with Java's [[Parsers#XML Parsers|default XML parser]].
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* <code><create-db name='simple'><hello>Universe</hello></create-db></code><br/>creates a database named {{Code|simple}} with an initial document {{Code|<hello>Universe</hello>}}.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===GLOBALLOCK===
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==OPEN==
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|GLOBALLOCK [boolean]}}
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|{{Code|OPEN [name]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><open name='...'/></code>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|false}}
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|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|Controls if local (database) or global (process) locking will be used for managing read and write operations. The article on [[Transaction Management]] provides more details on concurrency control.
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|Opens the database specified by {{Code|[name]}}.
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
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|The command fails if the specified database does not exist, is currently being updated by another process or cannot be opened for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Client/Server Architecture==
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==CHECK==
  
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===HOST===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|HOST [host]}}
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|{{Code|CHECK [input]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><check input='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|localhost}}
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|''READ/CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This host name is used by the client when connecting to a server. This option can also be changed when running the client on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Client|command line]] via <code>-n</code>.
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|This convenience command combines [[#OPEN|OPEN]] and [[#CREATE DB|CREATE DB]]: if a database with the name {{Code|[input]}} exists, it is opened. Otherwise, a new database is created; if the specified input points to an existing resource, it is stored as initial content.
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
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|The command fails if the addressed database could neither be opened nor created.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===PORT===
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==CLOSE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|PORT [port]}}
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|{{Code|CLOSE }}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><close/></code><br/>
 
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|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|1984}}
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|''READ''
 
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|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This port is used by the client when connecting to a server. This option can also be changed when running the client on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Client|command line]] via <code>-p</code>.
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|Closes the currently opened database.
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
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|The command fails if the database files could not be closed for some reason.
 
|}
 
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===SERVERPORT===
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==EXPORT==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|SERVERPORT [port]}}
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|{{Code|EXPORT [path]}}
 
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|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|{{Code|1984}}
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|<code><export path='...'/></code><br/>
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|-
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| '''Permission'''
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|''CREATE''
 
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|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This is the port the database server will be listening to. This option can also be changed when running the server on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Server|command line]] via <code>-p</code>.
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|Exports all documents in the database to the specified file {{Code|[path]}}, using the serializer options specified by the <code>[[Options#EXPORTER|EXPORTER]]</code> option.
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
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|The command fails if no database is opened, if the target path points to a file or is invalid, if the serialization parameters are invalid, or if the documents cannot be serialized for some other reason.
 
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===EVENTPORT===
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==CREATE INDEX==
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{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|EVENTPORT [port]}}
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|{{Code|CREATE INDEX [TEXT&#x7c;ATTRIBUTE&#x7c;FULLTEXT]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code>&lt;create-index type='text&#x7c;attribute&#x7c;fulltext'/&gt;</code><br/>
 
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|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|1985}}
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|''WRITE''
 
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|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This port is used by the client to listen for [[Events|server events]]. It will only be bound if a client attaches itself to a database event. This option can also be changed when running the server on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Server|command line]] via <code>-e</code>.
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|Creates the specified database [[Indexes|index]].
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
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|The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified index is unknown, or if indexing fails for some other reason.
 
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===USER===
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==DROP INDEX==
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{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|USER [name]}}
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|{{Code|DROP INDEX [TEXT&#x7c;ATTRIBUTE&#x7c;FULLTEXT]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><drop-index type='text&#x7c;attribute&#x7c;fulltext'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|''empty''
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|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|Represents a user name, which is used for accessing the server or an HTTP service:
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|Drops the specified database [[Indexes|index]].
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* The default value will be overwritten if a client specifies its own credentials.
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|-
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* If the default value is empty, login will only be possible if the client specifies credentials.
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| '''Errors'''
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* The option can also be changed on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Client|command line]] via <code>-U</code>.
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|The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified index is unknown, or if it could not be deleted for some other reason.
 
|}
 
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===PASSWORD===
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=Administration=
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==ALTER DB==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|PASSWORD [password]}}
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|{{Code|ALTER DB [name] [newname]}}
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|-
 
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| '''Default'''
 
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|''empty''
 
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|-
 
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| '''Summary'''
 
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|Represents a password, which is used for accessing the server or an HTTP service:
 
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* The default value will be overwritten if a client specifies its own credentials.
 
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* If the default value is empty, login will only be possible if the client specifies credentials.
 
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* The option can also be changed on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Client|command line]] via <code>-P</code>.
 
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* Please note that it is a security risk to specify your password in plain text.
 
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|}
 
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===SERVERHOST===
 
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{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|{{Code|SERVERHOST [host&#x7c;ip]}}
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|<code><alter-db name='...' newname='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|''empty''
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|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This is the host name or ip address the server is bound to. If the option is set to an empty string (which is the default), the server will be open to all clients.
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|Renames the database specified by {{Code|[name]}} to {{Code|[newname]}}. {{Code|[newname]}} must be a [[#Valid Names|valid database name]].
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|}
 
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===PROXYHOST===
 
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{| width='100%' width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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| '''Errors'''
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|{{Code|PROXYHOST [host]}}
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|The command fails if the target database already exists, if the source database does not exist or is currently locked, or if it could not be renamed for some other reason.
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Examples'''
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|''empty''
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|
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|-
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* {{Code|ALTER DB db tempdb}}<br/>renames the database {{Code|db}} into {{Code|tempdb}}.
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| '''Summary'''
 
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|This is the host name of a proxy server.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===PROXYPORT===
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==DROP DB==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|PROXYPORT [port]}}
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|{{Code|DROP DB [name]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><drop-db name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|80}}
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|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This is the port number of a proxy server.
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|Drops the database with the specified {{Code|[name]}}. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one database.
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|-
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| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the specified database does not exist or is currently locked, or if the database could not be deleted for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===NONPROXYHOSTS===
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==CREATE BACKUP==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|NONPROXYHOSTS [hosts]}}
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|{{Code|CREATE BACKUP [name]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|<code><create-backup name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|''empty''
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|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|This is a list of hosts that should be directly accessed.
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|Creates a zipped backup of the database specified by {{Code|[name]}}. The backup file will be suffixed with the current timestamp and stored in the database directory. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one database.<br/>Please note that Java 7 is required to handle ''ZIP files larger than 4 GB''.
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|}
 
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===TIMEOUT===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| width='120' | '''Signature'''
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| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|TIMEOUT [seconds]}}
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|The command fails if the specified database does not exist, or if it could not be zipped for some other reason.
 
|-
 
|-
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| '''Default'''
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| '''Examples'''
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|{{Code|30}}
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|
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|-
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* {{Code|BACKUP db}}<br/>creates a zip archive of the database {{Code|db}} (e.g. {{Code|db-2011-04-01-12-27-28.zip}}) in the [[Configuration#Database_Directory|database directory]].
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| '''Summary'''
 
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|Specifies the maximum time a read-only transaction may take. If an operation takes longer than the specified timeout, it will be aborted. Write operations will not be affected by this timeout, as this would corrupt the integrity of the database. The timeout is deactivated if the timeout is set to {{Code|0}}. It is ignored for {{Code|ADMIN}} operations.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===KEEPALIVE===
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==RESTORE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
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|{{Code|KEEPALIVE [seconds]}}
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|{{Code|RESTORE [name]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><restore name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
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| '''Permission'''
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|{{Code|600}}
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|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|Specifies the maximum time a client will be remembered by the server. If there has been no interaction with a client for a longer time than specified by this timeout, it will be disconnected. Running operations will not be affected by this option. The keepalive check is deactivated if the value is set to {{Code|0}}.
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|Restores a database with the specified {{Code|[name]}}. The name may include the timestamp of the backup file.
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|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the specified backup does not exist, if the database to be restored is currently locked, or if it could not be restored for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===PARALLEL===
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==INSPECT==
 +
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|PARALLEL [number]}}
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|{{Code|INSPECT}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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|{{Code|8}}
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|<code><inspect/></code>
 +
|-
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| '''Permission'''
 +
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
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|Denotes the maximum allowed {{Code|number}} of parallel [[Transaction Management|transactions]].<br/>Note that a higher number of parallel operations may increase disk activity and thus slow down queries. In some cases, a single transaction may even give you better results than any parallel activity.
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|Performs some integrity checks on the opened database and returns a brief summary.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===LOG===
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==DROP BACKUP==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|LOG [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|DROP BACKUP [name]}}
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|-
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| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><drop-backup name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Turns [[Logging]] of server operations and HTTP requests on/off. This option can also be changed when running the server on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Server|command line]] via <code>-z</code>.
+
|Drops all backups of the database with the specified {{Code|[name]}}. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one database.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Examples'''
 +
|
 +
* {{Code|DROP BACKUP abc*}}<br/>deletes the backups of all databases starting with the characters {{Code|abc}}.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===LOGMSGMAXLEN===
+
==SHOW BACKUPS==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|LOGMSGMAXLEN [length]}}
+
|{{Code|SHOW BACKUPS}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><show-backups/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|1000}}
+
|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the maximum length of a single [[Logging|log message]].
+
|Shows all database backups.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==HTTP Options==
+
==COPY==
−
 
 
−
If BaseX is run as [[Web Application]], the HTTP options are either determined by the web server, or specified in the <code>[https://github.com/BaseXdb/basex-api/tree/master/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF webapp/WEB-INF]</code> directory and the {{Code|jetty.xml}} and {{Code|web.xml}} configuration files.
 
−
 
 
−
===WEBPATH===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|WEBPATH [path]}}
+
|{{Code|COPY [name] [newname]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><copy name='...' newname='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|<code>[[Configuration#Database Directory|{home}/BaseXWeb]]</code> or <code>[[Configuration#Database Directory|{home}/webapp]]</code>
+
|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Points to the directory in which all the [[Web Application]] contents are stored, including XQuery, Script, [[RESTXQ]] and configuration files.
+
|Creates a copy of the database specified by {{Code|[name]}}. {{Code|[newname]}} must be a [[#Valid Names|valid database name]].
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the target database already exists, or if the source database does not exist.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===RESTXQPATH===
+
==INFO DB==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|RESTXQPATH [path]}}
+
|{{Code|INFO DB}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><info-db/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Points to the directory which contains the [[RESTXQ]] modules of a web application. Relative paths will be resolved against the [[#WEBPATH|WEBPATH]] directory.
+
|Shows information on the currently opened database.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===HTTPLOCAL===
+
==INFO INDEX==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|HTTPLOCAL [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|INFO INDEX ([TAG&#x7c;ATTNAME&#x7c;PATH&#x7c;TEXT&#x7c;ATTRIBUTE&#x7c;FULLTEXT])}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><info-index type='tag&#x7c;attname&#x7c;path&#x7c;text&#x7c;attribute&#x7c;fulltext'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|By default, a database server instance will be opened along with the web server. If the flag is set to {{Code|true}}, all commands will be executed in an embedded database context.<br/>If BaseX is run as [[Web Application]], and if the flag is {{Code|false}}, the server will be started as soon as the first HTTP service is called.
+
|Shows information on the existing [[Indexes|index]] structures. The output can be optionally limited to the specified index.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened, or if the specified index is unknown.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===STOPPORT===
+
==INFO STORAGE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|STOPPORT [port]}}
+
|{{Code|INFO STORAGE [start end] &#x7c; [query]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><info-storage>([query])</info-storage></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|8985}}
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|This is the port on which the [[Startup#BaseX HTTP Server|HTTP Server]] can be locally closed:
+
|Shows the internal main table of the currently opened database. An integer range or a query may be specified as argument.
−
* The listener for stopping the web server will only be started if the specified value is greater than {{Code|0}}.
+
|-
−
* The option is ignored if BaseX is used as a [[Web Application]] or started via [[Web Application#Maven|Maven]].
+
| '''Errors'''
−
* This option can also be changed when running the HTTP server on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Server|command line]] via <code>-s</code>.
+
|The command fails if no database is opened, or if one of the specified arguments is invalid.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
=Create Options=
+
= Querying =
  
−
==General==
+
==LIST==
  
−
===MAINMEM===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|MAINMEM [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|LIST ([name] ([path]))}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><list (name='...' (path='...'))/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|If this option is turned on, new databases will be exclusively created in main memory. Most queries will be evaluated faster in main memory mode, but all data is lost if BaseX is shut down. The value of this option will be assigned once to a new database, and cannot be changed after that.
+
|Lists all available databases. If {{Code|[name]}} is specified, the resources of a database are listed. The output can be further restricted to the resources matching the specified {{Code|[path]}}.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the optional database cannot be opened, or if the existing databases cannot be listed for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===ADDCACHE===
+
==XQUERY==
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|ADDCACHE [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|XQUERY [query]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><xquery>[query]</xquery></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''depends on query''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|If this option is activated, documents that are added via [[Commands#ADD|ADD]] will first be cached to disk before being added to the final database. This option is helpful when larger documents are to be imported, and if the existing heuristics cannot estimate the size of the input (e.g. when adding directories).
+
|Runs the specified {{Code|[query]}} and prints the result.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
==Parsing==
 
−
 
 
−
===CREATEFILTER===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|CREATEFILTER [filter]}}
+
|The command fails if the specified query is invalid.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|*.xml}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* {{Code|XQUERY 1 to 10}}<br/>returns the sequence {{Code|(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)}}.
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* {{Code|SET RUNS 10; XQUERY 1 to 10}}<br/>runs the query 10 times, returns the result and prints the average execution time.
−
|File filter in the [[Commands#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]], which is applied whenever new databases are created, or resources are added to a database.
+
* {{Code|SET XMLPLAN true; XQUERY 1 to 10}}<br/>returns the result and prints the query plan as XML.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===ADDARCHIVES===
+
==RETRIEVE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|ADDARCHIVES [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|RETRIEVE [path]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><retrieve path='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|If this option is set to {{Code|true}}, files within archives (ZIP, GZIP, DOCX, etc.) are parsed whenever new database are created or resources are added to a database.
+
|Retrieves a raw file from the opened database at the specified {{Code|[path]}}.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened, if the source path is invalid or if the data cannot not be retrieved for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===SKIPCORRUPT===
+
==FIND==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|SKIPCORRUPT [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|FIND [query]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><find>[query]</find></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Skips corrupt (i.e., not well-formed) files while creating a database or adding new documents. If this option is activated, document updates are slowed down, as all files will be parsed twice. Next, main memory consumption will be higher as parsed files will be cached in main memory.
+
|Builds and runs a query for the specified {{Code|[query]}} terms. Keywords can be enclosed in quotes to look for phrases. The following modifiers can be used to further limit search:
 +
<code>=</code> looks for exact text nodes<br/><code>~</code> looks for approximate hits<br/><code>@=</code> looks for exact attribute values<br/><code>@</code> looks for attributes
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===ADDRAW===
+
==CS==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|ADDRAW [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|CS [query]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><cs>[query]</cs></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''depends on query''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|If this option is activated, and if new resources are added to a database, all files that are not filtered by the [[#CREATEFILTER|CREATEFILTER]] option will be added as ''raw'' files (i.e., in their binary representation).
+
|Evaluates the specified {{Code|[query]}} and declares the resulting nodes as new ''context set''. In subsequent queries, the context set will be available via the context item expression of XQuery ({{Code|.}}).
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified query is invalid or if it does not return nodes of the currently opened database.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===PARSER===
+
==REPO INSTALL==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|PARSER [type]}}
+
|{{Code|REPO INSTALL [path]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><repo-install path='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|XML}}
+
|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Defines a [[Parsers|parser]] for importing new files to the database. Currently, 'XML', 'JSON', 'CSV', 'TEXT', 'HTML' are available as parsers. HTML will be parsed as normal XML files if [http://home.ccil.org/~cowan/XML/tagsoup/ Tagsoup] is not found in the classpath.
+
| Installs the package with path {{Code|[path]}}.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
| The command fails in the following cases:
 +
* The package to be installed is not a xar file.
 +
* The package to be installed does not exist or is already installed.
 +
* The package descriptor is with invalid syntax.
 +
* The package to be installed depends on a package which is not installed.
 +
* The package is not supported by the current version of BaseX.
 +
* A component of the package is already installed as part of another package.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===CSVPARSER===
+
==REPO LIST==
−
 
 
−
Introduced with {{Mark|Version 7.8:}}
 
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|CSVPARSER [options]}}
+
|{{Code|REPO LIST}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><repo-list/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the way how CSV data is to be parsed. The available options are listed in the [[CSV Module#Options|CSV Module]].
+
| Lists all installed packages.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===JSONPARSER===
+
==REPO DELETE==
−
 
 
−
Introduced with {{Mark|Version 7.8:}}
 
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|JSONPARSER [options]}}
+
|{{Code|REPO DELETE [name]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><repo-delete name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''CREATE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the way how JSON data is to be parsed. The available options are listed in the [[JSON Module#Options|JSON Module]].
+
| Deletes the package with name {{Code|[name]}}, optionally followed by a version.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
| The command fails if the package to be deleted participates in a dependency.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===TEXTPARSER===
+
=Updates=
−
 
 
−
Introduced with {{Mark|Version 7.8:}}
 
  
 +
==ADD==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|TEXTPARSER [options]}}
+
|{{Code|ADD (TO [path]) [input]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><add (path='...')>[input]</add></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the way how TEXT data is to be parsed. Available options are listed in the article on [[Parsers]].
+
|Adds a file, directory or XML string specified by {{Code|[input]}} to the currently opened database at the specified {{Code|[path]}}. A document with the same path may occur than once in a database. If this is unwanted, [[#REPLACE|REPLACE]] can be used.<br/>{{Code|[input]}} may either be a single XML document, a directory, a remote URL or a plain XML string.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
==XML Parsing==
 
−
 
 
−
===CHOP===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|CHOP [boolean]}}
+
|The command fails if no database is opened, if one of the documents to be added is not well-formed, or if it could not be parsed for some other reason.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* {{Code|ADD input.xml}}<br/>adds the file {{Code|input.xml}} to the database.
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* {{Code|ADD TO temp/one.xml input.xml}}<br/>adds {{Code|input.xml}} to the database and moves it to {{Code|temp/one.xml}}.
−
|Chops all leading and trailing whitespaces from text nodes while building a database, and discards empty text nodes. By default, this option is set to {{Code|true}}, as it often reduces the database size by up to 50%. It can also be turned off on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-w</code>.  
+
* {{Code|ADD TO target/ xmldir}}<br/>adds all files from the {{Code|xmldir}} directory to the database in the {{Code|target}} path.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===INTPARSE===
+
==DELETE==
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Updated with Version 7.8}}: default is now {{Code|false}}.
 
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|INTPARSE [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|DELETE [path]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><delete path='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Uses the internal XML parser instead of the standard Java XML parser. The internal parser is faster, more fault tolerant and supports common HTML entities out-of-the-box, but it does not support all features needed for parsing DTDs.
+
|Deletes all documents from the currently opened database that start with the specified {{Code|[path]}}.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===DTD===
+
==RENAME==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|DTD [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|RENAME [path] [newpath]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><rename path='...' newpath='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Parses referenced DTDs and resolves XML entities. By default, this option is switched to {{Code|false}}, as many DTDs are located externally, which may completely block the process of creating new databases. The [[#CATFILE|CATFILE]] option can be changed to locally resolve DTDs.
+
|Renames all document paths in the currently opened database that start with the specified {{Code|[path]}}. The command may be used to either rename single documents or directories.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===CATFILE===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|CATFILE [path]}}
+
|The command fails if no database is opened, or if the target path is empty.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|''empty''
+
|
−
|-
+
* {{Code|RENAME one.xml two.xml}}<br/>renames the document {{Code|one.xml}} to {{Code|two.xml}}.
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* {{Code|RENAME / TOP}}<br/>moves all documents to a {{Code|TOP}} root directory.
−
|Specifies a catalog file to locally resolve DTDs; see the entry on [[Catalog Resolver]]s for more details.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Indexing==
+
==REPLACE==
−
 
 
−
The current index and full-text index options will be stored in a new database, and take effect if indexes are rebuilt via the [[Commands#OPTIMIZE|OPTIMIZE]].
 
−
 
 
−
===TEXTINDEX===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|TEXTINDEX [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|REPLACE [path] [input]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><replace path='...'>[input]</replace></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Creates a text index whenever a new database is created. A text index speeds up queries with equality comparisons on text nodes; see [[Indexes]] for more details.
+
|Replaces a document in the currently opened database, addressed by {{Code|[path]}}, with the file or XML string specified by {{Code|[input]}}, or adds a new document if the resource does not exist yet.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===ATTRINDEX===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|ATTRINDEX [boolean]}}
+
|The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified path points to a database directory, or if the input is not found.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* {{Code|REPLACE one.xml input.xml}}<br/>replaces the document {{Code|one.xml}} with the contents of the file {{Code|input.xml}}.
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* {{Code|REPLACE top.xml &lt;xml/&gt;}}<br/>replaces the document {{Code|top.xml}} with the document {{Code|&lt;xml/&gt;}}.
−
|Creates an attribute index whenever a new database is created. An attribute index speeds up queries with equality comparisons on attribute values; see [[Indexes]] for more details.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===FTINDEX===
+
==STORE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|FTINDEX [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|STORE (TO [path]) [input]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><store (path='...')>[input]</store></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Creates a full-text index whenever a new database is created. A full-text index speeds up queries with full-text expressions; see [[Indexes]] for more details.
+
|Stores a raw file in the opened database to the specified {{Code|[path]}}. {{Code|[input]}} may either be a file reference, a remote URL, or a plain string. If the path denotes a directory, it needs to be suffixed with a slash ({{Code|/}}).
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified resource is not found, if the target path is invalid or if the data cannot not be written for some other reason.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===MAXLEN===
+
==OPTIMIZE==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|MAXLEN [int]}}
+
|{{Code|OPTIMIZE (ALL)}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|96}}
+
|<code><optimize/></code><br/><code><optimize-all/></code><br/>
 +
|-
 +
| '''Permission'''
 +
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the maximum length of strings that are to be indexed by the name, path, value, and full-text index structures. The value of this option will be assigned once to a new database, and cannot be changed after that.
+
|Optimizes the index structures, meta data and statistics of the currently opened database. If the {{Code|ALL}} flag is specified, the internal database structures are completely rebuilt; this often leads to a reduction of the total database size.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if no database is opened, or if the currently opened database is a main-memory instance.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===MAXCATS===
+
==FLUSH==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|MAXCATS [int]}}
+
|{{Code|FLUSH}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><flush/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|100}}
+
|''WRITE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the maximum number of distinct values (categories) that will be stored together with the element/attribute names or unique paths in the [[Index#Name Index|Name Index]] or [[Index#Path Index|Path Index]]. The value of this option will be assigned once to a new database, and cannot be changed after that.
+
|Explicitly flushes the buffers of the currently opened database to disk. This command is applied if [[Options#AUTOFLUSH|AUTOFLUSH]] has been set to {{Code|false}}.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===UPDINDEX===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
−
|-
 
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
−
|{{Code|UPDINDEX [boolean]}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Summary'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|If turned on, incremental indexing will be activated:
+
|The command fails if no database is opened.
−
* with each update, the text and attribute value indexes will be updated as well.
 
−
* The value of this option will be assigned once to a new database, and cannot be changed after that.
 
−
* The advantage of incremental indexes is that the value index structures will always be up-to-date.
 
−
* The downside is that updates will take longer. The article on [[Index#Updates|Index Structures]] includes additional details.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===INDEXSPLITSIZE===
+
=Server Administration=
  
 +
==SHOW SESSIONS==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|INDEXSPLITSIZE [num]}}
+
|{{Code|SHOW SESSIONS}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|0}}
+
|<code><show-sessions/></code><br/>
 +
|-
 +
| '''Permission'''
 +
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|This option affects the [[Indexes#Index Construction|construction]] of new text and attribute indexes. It specifies the number of index build operations that are performed before writing partial index data to disk. By default, if the value is set to 0, some dynamic split heuristics are applied.
+
|Shows all sessions that are connected to the current server instance.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===FTINDEXSPLITSIZE===
+
==SHOW USERS==
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|FTINDEXSPLITSIZE [num]}}
+
|{{Code|SHOW USERS (ON [database])}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><show-users (database='...')/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|0}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|This option affects the [[Indexes#Index Construction|construction]] of new full-text indexes. It specifies the number of index build operations that are performed before writing partial index data to disk. By default, if the value is set to 0, some dynamic split heuristics are applied.
+
|Shows all users that are registered in the database. If a {{Code|[database]}} is specified, local users are shown.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the optional database could not be opened.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Full-Text==
+
==KILL==
−
 
 
−
===STEMMING===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|STEMMING [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|KILL [target]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><kill target='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|A new full-text index will stem all tokens and speed up queries on stemmed tokens. The same stemming normalization will be applied to all query tokens that are checked against tokens in this index.
+
|Kills sessions of a user or an IP:port combination, specified by {{Code|[target]}}. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one user.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if a user tried to kill his/her own session.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===CASESENS===
+
==CREATE EVENT==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|CASESENS [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|CREATE EVENT [NAME]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><create-event name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|A new full-text index will preserve the case of all tokens. The same case normalization will be applied to all query tokens that are checked against tokens in this index.
+
|Creates the specified [[Events|event]].
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if event already exists.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===DIACRITICS===
+
==SHOW EVENTS==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|DIACRITICS [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|SHOW EVENTS}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><show-events/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|A new full-text index will preserve the diacritics of all tokens. The same diacritics normalization will be applied to all query tokens that are checked against tokens in this index.
+
|Shows all [[Events|events]] that have been registered in the database.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===LANGUAGE===
+
==DROP EVENT==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|LANGUAGE [lang]}}
+
|{{Code|DROP EVENT [NAME]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><drop-event name='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|en}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|A new full-text index will use the given language to normalize all tokens. This option is mainly important if tokens are to be stemmed, or if the tokenization of a language differs from Western languages.
+
|Drops the specified [[Events|event]].
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===STOPWORDS===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
−
|-
 
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
−
|{{Code|STOPWORDS [path]}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|''empty''
+
|The command fails if the event doesn't exist.
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|A new full-text index will drop tokens that are listed in the specified stopword list. A stopword list may decrease the size of the full text index. A standard stopword list for English texts is provided in the directory {{Code|etc/stopwords.txt}} in the official releases.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
=Query Options=
+
=User Management=
  
−
===QUERYINFO===
+
==CREATE USER==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|QUERYINFO [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|CREATE USER [name] ([password])}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><create-user name='...'>([password])</create-user></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Prints more information on internal query rewritings, optimizations, and performance. By default, this info is shown in the [[GUI#Visualizations|Info View]] in the GUI. It can also be activated on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-V</code>.  
+
|Creates a user with the specified {{Code|[name]}} and {{Code|[password]}}. {{Code|[name]}} must be a [[#Valid Names|valid user name]]. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the specified user already exists, or if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===XQUERY3===
+
==ALTER USER==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|XQUERY3}}
+
|{{Code|ALTER USER [name] ([password])}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><alter-user name='...'>([password])</alter-user></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Enables all [[XQuery 3.0]] features supported by BaseX. If this option is set to {{Code|false}}, the XQuery parser will only accept expressions of the XQuery 1.0 specification.
+
|Alters the {{Code|[password]}} of the user specified by {{Code|[name]}}. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the specified user does not exist, or if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===BINDINGS===
+
==DROP USER==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|BINDINGS [vars]}}
+
|{{Code|DROP USER [name] (ON [database])}}:
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><drop-user name='...' (database='...')/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Contains external variables to be bound to a query:
+
|Drops the user with the specified {{Code|[name]}}. If a {{Code|[database]}} is specified, the user is only dropped locally. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one database or user.
−
* Variable names and values are separated by equality signs, and multiple variables are delimited by commas.
 
−
* Variables may optionally be introduced with a leading dollar sign.
 
−
* Commas that occur in the value itself are encoded by duplication.
 
−
* If a variable uses a namespace different to the default namespace, it can be specified with the [http://www.jclark.com/xml/xmlns.htm Clark Notation] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-30/#id-basics Expanded QName Notation].
 
−
* This option can also be used on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] with the flag <code>-b</code>.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Examples'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|<code>$a=1,$b=2</code> &nbsp; binds the values {{Code|1}} and {{Code|2}} to the variables $a and $b<br/> <code>a=1,,2</code> &nbsp; binds the value {{Code|1,2}} to the variable $a<br/> <code>{URI}a=x</code> &nbsp; binds the value {{Code|x}} to the variable $a with the namespace {{Code|URI}}. <pre class="brush:xml">
+
|The command fails if {{Code|admin}} is specified as user name, if the specified user does not exist or is logged in, or if the optional database could not be opened for modification.
−
SET BINDINGS BIND-VAR="hello world!"
 
−
XQUERY declare variable $BIND-VAR external; $BIND-VAR
 
−
</pre> &nbsp; binds the value {{Code|hello world!}} to the variable $BIND-VAR and shows how it can be used in a [[Commands#Command_Scripts| Command Script]].
 
−
 
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===QUERYPATH===
+
==GRANT==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|QUERYPATH [path]}}
+
|{{Code|GRANT [NONE&#x7c;READ&#x7c;WRITE&#x7c;CREATE&#x7c;ADMIN] (ON [database]) TO [user]}}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|''empty''
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|Contains the path (''base URI'') to the executed query (default: ''empty''). This directory will be used to resolve relative paths to documents, query modules, and other resources addressed in a query.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===INLINELIMIT===
 
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8:}}
 
−
 
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|INLINELIMIT}}
+
|<code><grant name='...' permission='none&#x7c;read&#x7c;write&#x7c;create&#x7c;admin' (database='...')/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|100}}
+
|''ADMIN''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the maximum size the body of a function may have in order to be inlined. Function inlining can be turned off by setting this value to {{Code|-1}}.
+
|Grants the specified [[User_Management|permission]] to the specified {{Code|[user]}}. If a {{Code|[database]}} is specified, the permissions are only granted locally. The [[#Glob Syntax|Glob Syntax]] can be used to address more than one database or user.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===TAILCALLS===
 
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8:}}
 
−
 
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|TAILCALLS}}
+
|The command fails if {{Code|admin}} is specified as user name, if the specified user does not exist, or if the optional database could not be opened for modification.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|256}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* {{Code|GRANT READ TO JoeWinson}}<br/>grants {{Code|READ}} permission to the user {{Code|JoeWinson}}.
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* {{Code|GRANT WRITE ON Wiki TO editor*}}<br/>grants {{Code|WRITE}} permissions on the {{Code|Wiki}} database to all users starting with the characters {{Code|editor*}}.
−
|Specifies how many stack frames of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tail_call tail-calls] are allowed on the stack at any time. When this limit is reached, tail-call optimization takes place and some call frames are eliminated. The feature can be turned off by setting the value to {{Code|-1}}.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===DEFAULTDB===
+
==PASSWORD==
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8:}}
 
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|DEFAULTDB}}
+
|{{Code|PASSWORD ([password])}}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|If this option is turned on, paths specified in the {{Code|fn:doc}} and {{Code|fn:collections}} functions will first be resolved against a database that has been opened in the global context outside the query (e.g. by the [[Commands#OPEN|OPEN]] command). If the path does not match any existing resources, it will be resolved as described in the article on [[Databases#Access Resources|accessing database resources]].
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===CACHEQUERY===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|CACHEQUERY [boolean]}}
+
|<code><password>([password])</password></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Caches the query results before returning them to the client. This option may be set to {{Code|true}} if the whole result is needed for further operations (such as is e.g. the case in the GUI of BaseX).
+
|Changes the {{Code|[password]}} of the current user. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===FORCECREATE===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
−
|-
 
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
−
|{{Code|FORCECREATE [boolean]}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Summary'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|By activating this option, the XQuery {{Code|doc()}} and  {{Code|collection()}} functions will create database instances for the addressed input files.
+
|The command fails if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===CHECKSTRINGS===
+
=General Commands=
  
 +
==RUN==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|CHECKSTRINGS [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|RUN [file]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><run file='...'/></code>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''depends on input''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|If this option is turned off, strings from external sources will be adopted as is, i. e., without being checked for valid XML characters:
+
|Evaluates the contents of {{Code|[file]}} as XQuery expression. If the file ends with the suffix {{Code|.bxs}}, the file content will be evaluated as [[#Basics|command script]]. This command can be used to run several commands in a single transaction.
−
* This option affects [[Java Bindings]] and the string conversion and input functions [[Archive Module#archive:create|archive:create]], [[Archive Module#archive:extract-text|archive:extract-text]], [[Archive Module#archive:update|archive:update]], [[Conversion Module#convert:binary-to-string|convert:binary-to-string]], [[Fetch Module#fetch:text|fetch:text]], [[File Module#file:read-text|file:read-text]], and [[ZIP Module#zip:text-entry|zip:text-entry]].
 
−
* Please be aware that an inconsiderate use of this option may cause unexpected behavior when storing or outputting strings.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===LSERROR===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|LSERROR [error]}}
+
|The command fails if the specified file does not exist, or if the retrieved input is invalid. It will be canceled as soon as one of the executed commands fails.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|0}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* <code>RUN query.xq</code><br/>will evaluated the specified file as XQuery expression
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* <code>RUN commands.bxs</code><br/>will evaluated the specified file as command script
−
|This option specifies the maximum Levenshtein error for the BaseX-specific fuzzy match option. See the page on [[Full-Text#Fuzzy_Querying|Full-Texts]] for more information on fuzzy querying.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===RUNQUERY===
+
==EXECUTE==
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Introduced with Version 7.8:}}
 
  
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|RUNQUERY [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|EXECUTE [input]}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><execute>[input]</execute></code>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''depends on input''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies if a query will be executed or parsed only. This option can also be changed on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-R</code>.
+
|Evaluates the specified {{Code|[input]}} as [[#Basics|command script]]. This command can be used to run several commands in a single transaction.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===RUNS===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|{{Code|RUNS [num]}}
+
|The command fails if the syntax of the specified input is invalid. It will be canceled as soon as one of the executed commands fails.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Examples'''
−
|{{Code|1}}
+
|
−
|-
+
* <code>EXECUTE "create db db1; create db db2"</code><br/>
−
| '''Summary'''
+
* <code>EXECUTE "<commands><create-db name='db1'/><create-db name='db2'/></commands>"</code><br/>both commands will create two databases {{Code|db1}} and {{Code|db2}} in a single transaction.
−
|Specifies how often a query will be evaluated. The result is serialized only once, and the measured times are averages of all runs. This option can also be changed on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-r</code>.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
=Serialization Options=
+
==GET==
−
 
 
−
===SERIALIZE===
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|SERIALIZE [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|GET [option]}}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|true}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|Results of XQuery expressions will be serialized if this option is turned on. For debugging purposes and performance measurements, this option can be set to {{Code|false}}. It can also be turned off on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-z</code>.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===SERIALIZER===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|SERIALIZER [params]}}
+
|<code><get option='...'/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Contains parameters for [[Serialization|serializing]] query results:
+
|Returns the current value of the [[Options|Option]] specified via {{Code|[option]}}. Global options can only be requested by users with ADMIN permissions.
−
* Keys and values are separated by equality signs.
 
−
* Multiple parameters are delimited by commas.
 
−
* The option can also be used on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] with the flag <code>-s</code>.
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Example'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|<code>encoding=US-ASCII,omit-xml-declaration=no</code> : sets the encoding to {{Code|US-ASCII}} and prints the XML declaration.
+
|The command fails if the specified option is unknown.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===EXPORTER===
+
==SET==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|EXPORTER [params]}}
+
|{{Code|SET [option] ([value])}}
 +
|-
 +
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 +
|<code><set option='...'>([value])</set></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|''empty''
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Contains parameters for exporting all resources of a database; see [[Serialization]] for more details. Keys and values are separated by equality signs, multiple parameters are delimited by commas.
+
|Sets the [[Options|Option]] specified by {{Code|[option]}} to a new {{Code|[value]}}. Only local options can be modified. If no value is specified, and if the value is boolean, it will be inverted.
 +
|-
 +
| '''Errors'''
 +
|The command fails if the specified option is unknown or if the specified value is invalid.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===XMLPLAN===
+
==INFO==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|XMLPLAN [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|INFO}}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|Prints the execution plan of an XQuery expression in its XML representation. This option can also be activated on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-x</code>.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===COMPPLAN===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|COMPPLAN [boolean]}}
+
|<code><info/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|true}}
+
|''READ''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Creates the query plan before or after query compilation. Query plans might change due to optimizations.
+
|Shows global information.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===DOTPLAN===
+
==HELP==
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|DOTPLAN [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|HELP ([command])}}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|Visualizes the execution plan of an XQuery expression with [http://www.graphviz.org dotty] and saves its dot file in the query directory.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===DOTCOMPACT===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|DOTCOMPACT [boolean]}}
+
|<code><help>([command])</help></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|false}}
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Chooses a compact dot representation.
+
|If {{Code|[command]}} is specified, information on the specific command is printed; otherwise, all commands are listed.
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
=Other Options=
 
−
 
 
−
===AUTOFLUSH===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
−
|-
 
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
 
−
|{{Code|AUTOFLUSH [boolean]}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|true}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Summary'''
+
| '''Errors'''
−
|Flushes database buffers to disk after each update. If this option is set to {{Code|false}}, bulk operations (multiple single updates) will be evaluated faster. As a drawback, the chance of data loss increases if the database is not explicitly flushed via the [[Commands#FLUSH|FLUSH]] command.
+
|The command fails if the specified command is unknown.
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===WRITEBACK===
+
==EXIT==
−
 
 
−
{{Mark|Updated with Version 7.8:}} only applies to main-memory document instances.
 
−
 
 
 
{| width='100%'
 
{| width='100%'
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
|width='130'|'''Syntax'''
−
|{{Code|WRITEBACK [boolean]}}
+
|{{Code|EXIT }}
−
|-
 
−
| '''Default'''
 
−
|{{Code|false}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| '''Summary'''
 
−
|Propagates updates on main-memory instances of files that have been retrieved via {{Code|fn:doc}} or {{Code|fn:collection}} back to disk. No backups of your original files will be created if this option is turned on. This option can also be activated on [[Command-Line Options#BaseX Standalone|command line]] via <code>-u</code>.
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===MAXSTAT===
 
−
{| width='100%'
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| width='120' | '''Signature'''
+
| '''XML&nbsp;Syntax'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
−
|{{Code|MAXSTAT [num]}}
+
|<code><exit/></code><br/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| '''Default'''
+
| '''Permission'''
−
|{{Code|30}}
+
|''NONE''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''Summary'''
 
| '''Summary'''
−
|Specifies the maximum number of index occurrences printed by the <code>[[Commands#INFO|INFO INDEX]]</code> command.
+
|Exits the console mode.
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=Changelog=
 
=Changelog=
−
 
−
;Version 7.8
 
−
 
−
* Added: <code>[[#CSVPARSER|CSVPARSER]]</code>, <code>[[#JSONPARSER|JSONPARSER]]</code>, <code>[[#TEXTPARSER|TEXTPARSER]]</code>, <code>[[#HTMLPARSER|HTMLPARSER]]</code>, <code>[[#INLINELIMIT|INLINELIMIT]]</code>, <code>[[#TAILCALLS|TAILCALLS]]</code>, <code>[[#DEFAULTDB|DEFAULTDB]]</code>, <code>[[#RUNQUERY|RUNQUERY]]</code>
 
−
* Updated: <code>[[#WRITEBACK|WRITEBACK]]</code> only applies to main-memory document instances.
 
−
* Updated: <code>[[#DEBUG|DEBUG]]</code> option can be changed at runtime by users with admin permissions.
 
−
* Updated: default of <code>[[#INTPARSE|INTPARSE]]</code> is now {{Code|false}}.
 
−
* Removed: <code>HTMLOPT</code> (replaced with <code>[[#HTMLPARSER|HTMLPARSER]]</code>), <code>PARSEROPT</code> (replaced with parser-specific options), <code>DOTDISPLAY</code>, <code>DOTTY</code>
 
  
 
;Version 7.7
 
;Version 7.7
  
−
* Added: <code>[[#ADDCACHE|ADDCACHE]]</code>, <code>[[#CHECKSTRINGS|CHECKSTRINGS]]</code>, <code>[[#FTINDEXSPLITSIZE|FTINDEXSPLITSIZE]]</code>, <code>[[#INDEXSPLITSIZE|INDEXSPLITSIZE]]</code>
+
* Updated: syntax of [[#Valid Names|valid names]]
  
−
;Version 7.6
+
;Version 7.5
  
−
* Added: <code>[[#GLOBALLOCK|GLOBALLOCK]]</code>
+
* Added: <code>[[#EXECUTE|EXECUTE]]</code> executes a command script
−
* Added: store local options in configuration file after {{Code|# Local Options}} comments.
+
* Added: <code>[[#INSPECT|INSPECT]]</code> performs integrity checks
 +
* Added: automatic detection of [[#Basics|Command Scripts]]
 +
* Removed: {{Code|SHOW DATABASES}}; information is also returned by <code>[[#SHOW SESSIONS|SHOW SESSIONS]]</code>
 +
* Removed: <code>[[#OPEN|OPEN]]</code>: path argument
  
−
;Version 7.5
+
;Version 7.3
  
−
* Added: options can now be set via system properties
+
* Added: [[#XML Syntax|XML Syntax]] added
−
* Added: a pragma expression can be used to locally change database options
+
* Updated: <code>[[#CHECK|CHECK]]</code> can now be used to create empty databases
−
* Added: <code>[[#USER|USER]]</code>, <code>[[#PASSWORD|PASSWORD]]</code>, <code>[[#LOG|LOG]]</code>, <code>[[#LOGMSGMAXLEN|LOGMSGMAXLEN]]</code>, <code>[[#WEBPATH|WEBPATH]]</code>, <code>[[#RESTXQPATH|RESTXQPATH]]</code><code>[[#HTTPLOCAL|HTTPLOCAL]]</code>, <code>[[#CREATEONLY|CREATEONLY]]</code>, <code>[[#STRIPNS|STRIPNS]]</code>
+
* Updated: Names and paths in <code>[[#OPEN|OPEN]]</code> and <code>[[#LIST|LIST]]</code> are now specified as separate arguments
−
* Removed: {{Code|HTTPPATH}}; {{Code|HTTPPORT}}: {{Code|jetty.xml}} configuration file is used instead
 
−
* Removed: global options cannot be changed anymore during the lifetime of a BaseX instance
 
  
−
;Version 7.3
+
;Version 7.2.1
  
−
* Updated: <code>[[#KEEPALIVE|KEEPALIVE]]</code>, <code>[[#TIMEOUT|TIMEOUT]]</code>: default values changed
+
* Updated: permissions for <code>[[#GET|GET]]</code> and <code>[[#SET|SET]]</code> changed from {{Code|READ}} to {{Code|NONE}}
−
* Removed: {{Code|WILDCARDS}}; new index supports both fuzzy and wildcard queries
 
−
* Removed: {{Code|SCORING}}; new scoring model will focus on lengths of text nodes and match options
 
  
 
;Version 7.2
 
;Version 7.2
  
−
* Added: <code>[[#PROXYHOST|PROXYHOST]]</code>, <code>[[#PROXYPORT|PROXYPORT]]</code>, <code>[[#NONPROXYHOSTS|NONPROXYHOSTS]]</code>, <code>[[#HTMLOPT|HTMLOPT]]</code>
+
* Updated: <code>[[#CREATE INDEX|CREATE INDEX]]</code>, <code>[[#DROP INDEX|DROP INDEX]]</code> ({{Code|PATH}} argument removed. Path summary is always available now and updated with [[#OPTIMIZE|OPTIMIZE]])
−
* Updated: <code>[[#TIMEOUT|TIMEOUT]]</code>: ignore timeout for admin users
+
* Updated: permissions for <code>[[#REPO DELETE|REPO DELETE]]</code>, <code>[[#REPO INSTALL|REPO INSTALL]]</code> and <code>[[#REPO LIST|REPO LIST]]</code>
  
 
;Version 7.1
 
;Version 7.1
  
−
* Added: <code>[[#ADDRAW|ADDRAW]]</code>, <code>[[#MAXLEN|MAXLEN]]</code>, <code>[[#MAXCATS|MAXCATS]]</code>, <code>[[#UPDINDEX|UPDINDEX]]</code>
+
* Updated: <code>[[#KILL|KILL]]</code> (killing sessions by specifying IP:port)
−
* Updated: <code>[[#BINDINGS|BINDINGS]]</code>
 
  
 
;Version 7.0
 
;Version 7.0
  
−
* Added: <code>[[#SERVERHOST|SERVERHOST]]</code>, <code>[[#KEEPALIVE|KEEPALIVE]]</code>, <code>[[#AUTOFLUSH|AUTOFLUSH]]</code>, <code>[[#QUERYPATH|QUERYPATH]]</code>
+
* Added: <code>[[#FLUSH|FLUSH]]</code>, <code>[[#RETRIEVE|RETRIEVE]]</code>, <code>[[#STORE|STORE]]</code>
 +
* Updated: <code>[[#ADD|ADD]]</code>: simplified arguments
 +
 
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[[Category:Beginner]]
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[[Category:Server]]

Revision as of 16:20, 16 February 2014

This article is part of the Getting Started Section. It lists all database commands supported by BaseX. Commands can e.g. be executed from the Command Line, Scripts, the Clients, REST, the input field in the GUI and other ways. If the GUI is used, all commands that are triggered by the GUI itself will show up in the Info View. The Permission fields indicate which rights are required by a user to perform a command in the client/server architecture.

Basics

Command Scripts

Database commands in both the string and XML syntax can be placed in a text file and stored on disk. The default extension for BaseX command scripts is .bxs. If the path to a command script is passed on to BaseX, it will automatically be recognized and evaluated as such.

String Syntax

Multiple commands can be written in a single line and separated by semicolons, or stored as command script. Lines starting with # are interpreted as comments and are skipped. The following script creates a database, adds two documents to it and performs a query: 

CREATE DB test
ADD input.xml
ADD TO embedded.xml <root>embedded</root>
# run query
XQUERY count(//text())

XML Syntax

The string syntax is limited when XML snippets need to be embedded in a command, or when complex queries are to be specified.

This is why database commands can also be specified in XML. Multiple commands can be enclosed by a <commands/> root element: 

<commands>
  <create-db name='test'/>
  <add>input.xml</add>
  <add path='embedded.xml'><root>embedded</root></add>
  <xquery>count(//text())</xquery>
</commands>

Glob Syntax

Some commands support the glob syntax to address more than one database or user. Question marks and asterisks can be used to match one or more characters, and commas can be used to separate multiple patterns. Some examples:

  • AB? addresses all names with the characters AB and one more character.
  • *AB addresses all names ending with the characters AB.
  • X*,Y*,Z* addresses all names starting with the characters X, Y, or Z.

Valid Names

Database, user and event names follow the same naming constraints: Names are restricted to ASCII characters. They must at least have one character, and they may contain letters, numbers and any of the special characters !#$%&'()+-=@[]^_`{}~. The following characters are reserved for other features:

  • ,?*: glob syntax
  • ;: Separator for multiple database commands on the command line
  • \/: Directory path separators
  • .: hidden folders (e.g. the .logs directory)
  • :*?\"<>|}: invalid filename characters on Windows

Aliases

In all commands, the DB keyword can be replaced by DATABASE.

Database Operations

CREATE DB

Syntax CREATE DB [name] ([input])
XML Syntax    <create-db name='...'>([input])</create-db>
Permission CREATE
Summary Creates the database [name] with an optional [input] and opens it. An existing database will be overwritten.
The input may either be a reference to a single XML document, a directory, a remote URL, or a string containing XML:
Errors The command fails if a database with the specified name is currently used by another process, if one of the documents to be added is not well-formed or if it cannot be parsed for some other reason.
Examples
  • CREATE DB input
    creates an empty database input.
  • CREATE DB xmark http://files.basex.org/xml/xmark.xml
    creates the database xmark, containing a single initial document called xmark.xml.
  • CREATE DATABASE coll /path/to/input
    creates the database coll with all documents found in the input directory.
  • SET INTPARSE false; CREATE DB input input.xml
    creates a database input with input.xml as initial document, which will be parsed with Java's default XML parser.
  • <create-db name='simple'><hello>Universe</hello></create-db>
    creates a database named simple with an initial document <hello>Universe</hello>.

OPEN

Syntax OPEN [name]
XML Syntax    <open name='...'/>
Permission READ
Summary Opens the database specified by [name].
Errors The command fails if the specified database does not exist, is currently being updated by another process or cannot be opened for some other reason.

CHECK

Syntax CHECK [input]
XML Syntax    <check input='...'/>
Permission READ/CREATE
Summary This convenience command combines OPEN and CREATE DB: if a database with the name [input] exists, it is opened. Otherwise, a new database is created; if the specified input points to an existing resource, it is stored as initial content.
Errors The command fails if the addressed database could neither be opened nor created.

CLOSE

Syntax CLOSE
XML Syntax    <close/>
Permission READ
Summary Closes the currently opened database.
Errors The command fails if the database files could not be closed for some reason.

EXPORT

Syntax EXPORT [path]
XML Syntax    <export path='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Exports all documents in the database to the specified file [path], using the serializer options specified by the EXPORTER option.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the target path points to a file or is invalid, if the serialization parameters are invalid, or if the documents cannot be serialized for some other reason.

CREATE INDEX

Syntax CREATE INDEX [TEXT|ATTRIBUTE|FULLTEXT]
XML Syntax    <create-index type='text|attribute|fulltext'/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Creates the specified database index.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified index is unknown, or if indexing fails for some other reason.

DROP INDEX

Syntax DROP INDEX [TEXT|ATTRIBUTE|FULLTEXT]
XML Syntax    <drop-index type='text|attribute|fulltext'/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Drops the specified database index.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified index is unknown, or if it could not be deleted for some other reason.

Administration

ALTER DB

Syntax ALTER DB [name] [newname]
XML Syntax    <alter-db name='...' newname='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Renames the database specified by [name] to [newname]. [newname] must be a valid database name.
Errors The command fails if the target database already exists, if the source database does not exist or is currently locked, or if it could not be renamed for some other reason.
Examples
  • ALTER DB db tempdb
    renames the database db into tempdb.

DROP DB

Syntax DROP DB [name]
XML Syntax    <drop-db name='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Drops the database with the specified [name]. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one database.
Errors The command fails if the specified database does not exist or is currently locked, or if the database could not be deleted for some other reason.

CREATE BACKUP

Syntax CREATE BACKUP [name]
XML Syntax    <create-backup name='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Creates a zipped backup of the database specified by [name]. The backup file will be suffixed with the current timestamp and stored in the database directory. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one database.
Please note that Java 7 is required to handle ZIP files larger than 4 GB.
Errors The command fails if the specified database does not exist, or if it could not be zipped for some other reason.
Examples
  • BACKUP db
    creates a zip archive of the database db (e.g. db-2011-04-01-12-27-28.zip) in the database directory.

RESTORE

Syntax RESTORE [name]
XML Syntax    <restore name='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Restores a database with the specified [name]. The name may include the timestamp of the backup file.
Errors The command fails if the specified backup does not exist, if the database to be restored is currently locked, or if it could not be restored for some other reason.

INSPECT

Syntax INSPECT
XML Syntax    <inspect/>
Permission READ
Summary Performs some integrity checks on the opened database and returns a brief summary.

DROP BACKUP

Syntax DROP BACKUP [name]
XML Syntax    <drop-backup name='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Drops all backups of the database with the specified [name]. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one database.
Examples
  • DROP BACKUP abc*
    deletes the backups of all databases starting with the characters abc.

SHOW BACKUPS

Syntax SHOW BACKUPS
XML Syntax    <show-backups/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Shows all database backups.

COPY

Syntax COPY [name] [newname]
XML Syntax    <copy name='...' newname='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Creates a copy of the database specified by [name]. [newname] must be a valid database name.
Errors The command fails if the target database already exists, or if the source database does not exist.

INFO DB

Syntax INFO DB
XML Syntax    <info-db/>
Permission READ
Summary Shows information on the currently opened database.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened.

INFO INDEX

Syntax INFO INDEX ([TAG|ATTNAME|PATH|TEXT|ATTRIBUTE|FULLTEXT])
XML Syntax    <info-index type='tag|attname|path|text|attribute|fulltext'/>
Permission READ
Summary Shows information on the existing index structures. The output can be optionally limited to the specified index.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, or if the specified index is unknown.

INFO STORAGE

Syntax INFO STORAGE [start end] | [query]
XML Syntax    <info-storage>([query])</info-storage>
Permission READ
Summary Shows the internal main table of the currently opened database. An integer range or a query may be specified as argument.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, or if one of the specified arguments is invalid.

Querying

LIST

Syntax LIST ([name] ([path]))
XML Syntax    <list (name='...' (path='...'))/>
Permission NONE
Summary Lists all available databases. If [name] is specified, the resources of a database are listed. The output can be further restricted to the resources matching the specified [path].
Errors The command fails if the optional database cannot be opened, or if the existing databases cannot be listed for some other reason.

XQUERY

Syntax XQUERY [query]
XML Syntax    <xquery>[query]</xquery>
Permission depends on query
Summary Runs the specified [query] and prints the result.
Errors The command fails if the specified query is invalid.
Examples
  • XQUERY 1 to 10
    returns the sequence (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
  • SET RUNS 10; XQUERY 1 to 10
    runs the query 10 times, returns the result and prints the average execution time.
  • SET XMLPLAN true; XQUERY 1 to 10
    returns the result and prints the query plan as XML.

RETRIEVE

Syntax RETRIEVE [path]
XML Syntax    <retrieve path='...'/>
Permission READ
Summary Retrieves a raw file from the opened database at the specified [path].
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the source path is invalid or if the data cannot not be retrieved for some other reason.

FIND

Syntax FIND [query]
XML Syntax    <find>[query]</find>
Permission READ
Summary Builds and runs a query for the specified [query] terms. Keywords can be enclosed in quotes to look for phrases. The following modifiers can be used to further limit search:

= looks for exact text nodes
~ looks for approximate hits
@= looks for exact attribute values
@ looks for attributes

Errors The command fails if no database is opened.

CS

Syntax CS [query]
XML Syntax    <cs>[query]</cs>
Permission depends on query
Summary Evaluates the specified [query] and declares the resulting nodes as new context set. In subsequent queries, the context set will be available via the context item expression of XQuery (.).
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified query is invalid or if it does not return nodes of the currently opened database.

REPO INSTALL

Syntax REPO INSTALL [path]
XML Syntax    <repo-install path='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Installs the package with path [path].
Errors The command fails in the following cases:
  • The package to be installed is not a xar file.
  • The package to be installed does not exist or is already installed.
  • The package descriptor is with invalid syntax.
  • The package to be installed depends on a package which is not installed.
  • The package is not supported by the current version of BaseX.
  • A component of the package is already installed as part of another package.

REPO LIST

Syntax REPO LIST
XML Syntax    <repo-list/>
Permission READ
Summary Lists all installed packages.

REPO DELETE

Syntax REPO DELETE [name]
XML Syntax    <repo-delete name='...'/>
Permission CREATE
Summary Deletes the package with name [name], optionally followed by a version.
Errors The command fails if the package to be deleted participates in a dependency.

Updates

ADD

Syntax ADD (TO [path]) [input]
XML Syntax    <add (path='...')>[input]</add>
Permission WRITE
Summary Adds a file, directory or XML string specified by [input] to the currently opened database at the specified [path]. A document with the same path may occur than once in a database. If this is unwanted, REPLACE can be used.
[input] may either be a single XML document, a directory, a remote URL or a plain XML string.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if one of the documents to be added is not well-formed, or if it could not be parsed for some other reason.
Examples
  • ADD input.xml
    adds the file input.xml to the database.
  • ADD TO temp/one.xml input.xml
    adds input.xml to the database and moves it to temp/one.xml.
  • ADD TO target/ xmldir
    adds all files from the xmldir directory to the database in the target path.

DELETE

Syntax DELETE [path]
XML Syntax    <delete path='...'/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Deletes all documents from the currently opened database that start with the specified [path].
Errors The command fails if no database is opened.

RENAME

Syntax RENAME [path] [newpath]
XML Syntax    <rename path='...' newpath='...'/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Renames all document paths in the currently opened database that start with the specified [path]. The command may be used to either rename single documents or directories.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, or if the target path is empty.
Examples
  • RENAME one.xml two.xml
    renames the document one.xml to two.xml.
  • RENAME / TOP
    moves all documents to a TOP root directory.

REPLACE

Syntax REPLACE [path] [input]
XML Syntax    <replace path='...'>[input]</replace>
Permission WRITE
Summary Replaces a document in the currently opened database, addressed by [path], with the file or XML string specified by [input], or adds a new document if the resource does not exist yet.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified path points to a database directory, or if the input is not found.
Examples
  • REPLACE one.xml input.xml
    replaces the document one.xml with the contents of the file input.xml.
  • REPLACE top.xml <xml/>
    replaces the document top.xml with the document <xml/>.

STORE

Syntax STORE (TO [path]) [input]
XML Syntax    <store (path='...')>[input]</store>
Permission WRITE
Summary Stores a raw file in the opened database to the specified [path]. [input] may either be a file reference, a remote URL, or a plain string. If the path denotes a directory, it needs to be suffixed with a slash (/).
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, if the specified resource is not found, if the target path is invalid or if the data cannot not be written for some other reason.

OPTIMIZE

Syntax OPTIMIZE (ALL)
XML Syntax    <optimize/>
<optimize-all/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Optimizes the index structures, meta data and statistics of the currently opened database. If the ALL flag is specified, the internal database structures are completely rebuilt; this often leads to a reduction of the total database size.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened, or if the currently opened database is a main-memory instance.

FLUSH

Syntax FLUSH
XML Syntax    <flush/>
Permission WRITE
Summary Explicitly flushes the buffers of the currently opened database to disk. This command is applied if AUTOFLUSH has been set to false.
Errors The command fails if no database is opened.

Server Administration

SHOW SESSIONS

Syntax SHOW SESSIONS
XML Syntax    <show-sessions/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Shows all sessions that are connected to the current server instance.

SHOW USERS

Syntax SHOW USERS (ON [database])
XML Syntax    <show-users (database='...')/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Shows all users that are registered in the database. If a [database] is specified, local users are shown.
Errors The command fails if the optional database could not be opened.

KILL

Syntax KILL [target]
XML Syntax    <kill target='...'/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Kills sessions of a user or an IP:port combination, specified by [target]. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one user.
Errors The command fails if a user tried to kill his/her own session.

CREATE EVENT

Syntax CREATE EVENT [NAME]
XML Syntax    <create-event name='...'/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Creates the specified event.
Errors The command fails if event already exists.

SHOW EVENTS

Syntax SHOW EVENTS
XML Syntax    <show-events/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Shows all events that have been registered in the database.

DROP EVENT

Syntax DROP EVENT [NAME]
XML Syntax    <drop-event name='...'/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Drops the specified event.
Errors The command fails if the event doesn't exist.

User Management

CREATE USER

Syntax CREATE USER [name] ([password])
XML Syntax    <create-user name='...'>([password])</create-user>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Creates a user with the specified [name] and [password]. [name] must be a valid user name. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
Errors The command fails if the specified user already exists, or if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.

ALTER USER

Syntax ALTER USER [name] ([password])
XML Syntax    <alter-user name='...'>([password])</alter-user>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Alters the [password] of the user specified by [name]. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
Errors The command fails if the specified user does not exist, or if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.

DROP USER

Syntax DROP USER [name] (ON [database]):
XML Syntax    <drop-user name='...' (database='...')/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Drops the user with the specified [name]. If a [database] is specified, the user is only dropped locally. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one database or user.
Errors The command fails if admin is specified as user name, if the specified user does not exist or is logged in, or if the optional database could not be opened for modification.

GRANT

Syntax GRANT [NONE|READ|WRITE|CREATE|ADMIN] (ON [database]) TO [user]
XML Syntax    <grant name='...' permission='none|read|write|create|admin' (database='...')/>
Permission ADMIN
Summary Grants the specified permission to the specified [user]. If a [database] is specified, the permissions are only granted locally. The Glob Syntax can be used to address more than one database or user.
Errors The command fails if admin is specified as user name, if the specified user does not exist, or if the optional database could not be opened for modification.
Examples
  • GRANT READ TO JoeWinson
    grants READ permission to the user JoeWinson.
  • GRANT WRITE ON Wiki TO editor*
    grants WRITE permissions on the Wiki database to all users starting with the characters editor*.

PASSWORD

Syntax PASSWORD ([password])
XML Syntax    <password>([password])</password>
Permission NONE
Summary Changes the [password] of the current user. The password must be a valid MD5 hash value. If no password is specified in the console mode, it is requested via standard input.
Errors The command fails if the password is no valid MD5 hash value.

General Commands

RUN

Syntax RUN [file]
XML Syntax    <run file='...'/>
Permission depends on input
Summary Evaluates the contents of [file] as XQuery expression. If the file ends with the suffix .bxs, the file content will be evaluated as command script. This command can be used to run several commands in a single transaction.
Errors The command fails if the specified file does not exist, or if the retrieved input is invalid. It will be canceled as soon as one of the executed commands fails.
Examples
  • RUN query.xq
    will evaluated the specified file as XQuery expression
  • RUN commands.bxs
    will evaluated the specified file as command script

EXECUTE

Syntax EXECUTE [input]
XML Syntax    <execute>[input]</execute>
Permission depends on input
Summary Evaluates the specified [input] as command script. This command can be used to run several commands in a single transaction.
Errors The command fails if the syntax of the specified input is invalid. It will be canceled as soon as one of the executed commands fails.
Examples
  • EXECUTE "create db db1; create db db2"
  • EXECUTE "<commands><create-db name='db1'/><create-db name='db2'/></commands>"
    both commands will create two databases db1 and db2 in a single transaction.

GET

Syntax GET [option]
XML Syntax    <get option='...'/>
Permission NONE
Summary Returns the current value of the Option specified via [option]. Global options can only be requested by users with ADMIN permissions.
Errors The command fails if the specified option is unknown.

SET

Syntax SET [option] ([value])
XML Syntax    <set option='...'>([value])</set>
Permission NONE
Summary Sets the Option specified by [option] to a new [value]. Only local options can be modified. If no value is specified, and if the value is boolean, it will be inverted.
Errors The command fails if the specified option is unknown or if the specified value is invalid.

INFO

Syntax INFO
XML Syntax    <info/>
Permission READ
Summary Shows global information.

HELP

Syntax HELP ([command])
XML Syntax    <help>([command])</help>
Permission NONE
Summary If [command] is specified, information on the specific command is printed; otherwise, all commands are listed.
Errors The command fails if the specified command is unknown.

EXIT

Syntax EXIT
XML Syntax    <exit/>
Permission NONE
Summary Exits the console mode.

Changelog

Version 7.7
Version 7.5
Version 7.3
  • Added: XML Syntax added
  • Updated: CHECK can now be used to create empty databases
  • Updated: Names and paths in OPEN and LIST are now specified as separate arguments
Version 7.2.1
  • Updated: permissions for GET and SET changed from READ to NONE
Version 7.2
Version 7.1
  • Updated: KILL (killing sessions by specifying IP:port)
Version 7.0
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