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PackDB - Pack Database

The PackDB() utility creates a compressed copy of the database by removing unused (deleted) database entries. While compressing, a copy of the file will be created

The utility works for local or file server databases, only. For object or replication server applications the server command DBPack may be used.

More about configuring progress information (-p) is described in Database Utilities.

PackDB db_path [temp_path] [-q] [-p:type] [-h]

Definition: 

db_path - symbolic name or file path referring to a database file.

temp_path - symbolic name or file  path for temporary file in a different location

-q -  do not write messages to system output

-h -  show help information

-p - define progress display type (automatic, dots, time, percent), e.g. -p:percent