berkdb dbtruncate

berkdb dbtruncate [-env env] [--] file [database] Description Truncates the Berkeley DB database specified by the database name file and [database] name arguments. If no database is specified, the physical file represented by file is emptied, incidentally removing all databases that it contained. The options are as follows: -env env If a -env argument is given, the database in the specified Berkeley DB environment is removed. -- Mark the end of the command arguments.

The berkdb dbtruncate command returns the number of records discarded from the database on success. If an error occurs, a Berkeley DB error message is returned or a Tcl error is thrown.