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Re: *nix general purpose database

From Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux.slackware, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: *nix general purpose database
Followup-To alt.os.linux.slackware
Date 2011-04-28 15:21 +0000
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <ipc0lj$nqp$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink)
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On 2011-04-10, no.top.post@gmail.com <no.top.post@gmail.com> wrote:
> The way it's convenient to make an integer calculation,
> at any time [without 'starting' an app] that `bc` does,
> is what I've been needing for years now., to find that:
>  papers with 'Hulett' in the title are located at x, y, z;
>  papers with 'Hulett' in the title belong to 'class' a, b ,c;
>  the total-list of papers belonging to 'class' b is ...
>
> Of course `apropos` is already part of what I/we need.
>
> I don't know much about data-bases, but when I eg.
> move one of the 2 papers ' bla Hulett bla1', 'bla2 Hulett'
> to filing cabinet3, draw2 I want the dbase to be able to 
> tell me 13 weeks later where to find <all the 'Hulet'>.
>
> And to list that Hulett:1 belongs to class Y and Z,
> and that Hulett:2 belongs to classes X and Z.
>
> And to be able to add/map further attributes, as I become 
> familiar with the capabilities of the utility.
>
> Recently I needed a 'plotting' tool, and found that a mature
> existing *nix utility existed. Now I suspect that my dbase
> need already exists in the linux suite.
>
> Please advise.
>
>== Chris Glur.
>

Perhaps this article will help.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-desktopsearch/index.html
-- 
                                 Chick Tower

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*nix general purpose database no.top.post@gmail.com - 2011-04-10 07:49 +0000
  Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-10 03:58 -0400
    Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-13 15:09 +0000
      Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2011-04-13 17:04 +0000
        Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-04-13 17:15 +0000
          Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2011-04-13 18:36 +0000
        Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-13 18:20 +0000
          Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Mike Jones <luck@dasteem.invalid> - 2011-04-13 18:34 +0000
            Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Jim Diamond <Jim.Diamond@deletethis.AcadiaU.ca> - 2011-04-13 19:36 -0300
            Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 10:27 -0400
              Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Mike Jones <luck@dasteem.invalid> - 2011-04-14 17:47 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 13:55 -0400
                Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Mike Jones <luck@dasteem.invalid> - 2011-04-14 20:29 +0000
              Re: *nix general purpose database (going OT testing pre-easter mead) Mike Jones <luck@dasteem.invalid> - 2011-04-14 17:48 +0000
      Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 10:21 -0400
        Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-14 15:27 +0000
          Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 11:34 -0400
            Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-14 16:54 +0000
              Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 14:02 -0400
                Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-14 18:54 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2011-04-14 22:20 +0200
                Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-14 21:20 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2011-04-15 00:17 +0200
                Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-15 14:38 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-14 18:41 -0400
                Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-15 14:36 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2011-04-15 10:39 -0400
                Re: *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-15 15:20 +0000
                Re: *nix general surgeon advises flames may warp and coding is dangerous to your health Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2011-04-15 16:34 +0000
                Re: *nix general surgeon advises flames may warp and coding is dangerous to your health Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-15 18:00 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@tudelft.nl> - 2011-04-15 09:57 +0200
            Re: *nix general purpose database Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2011-04-14 16:57 +0000
              Re: *nix general purpose database "Peter J. Holzer" <hjp-usenet2@hjp.at> - 2011-04-14 22:30 +0200
                Re: *nix general purpose database Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2011-04-15 19:02 +0000
                Re: *nix general purpose database John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2011-04-15 15:26 -0500
          Re: *nix general purpose database Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2011-04-14 16:42 +0000
    Re (2): *nix general purpose database no.top.post@gmail.com - 2011-04-18 16:36 +0000
      Re: Re (2): *nix general purpose database Sylvain Robitaille <syl@alcor.concordia.ca> - 2011-04-18 17:04 +0000
  Re: *nix general purpose database Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2011-04-11 18:33 +0000
    Re: *nix general purpose database Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@tudelft.nl> - 2011-04-12 17:22 +0200
  Re: *nix general purpose database Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2011-04-28 15:21 +0000

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