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# Miscellaneous

## Directory

### Change <a href="#change-dir" id="change-dir"></a>

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.config.dir = './new/dir'
```

{% endcode %}

### Make <a href="#make-dir" id="make-dir"></a>

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
await db.dir()
```

{% endcode %}

## Read Configuration <a href="#get-dir" id="get-dir"></a>

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```
db.config[setting]
```

{% endcode %}

## Search Content

Convert content to String and return the result of [`String.search()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/search)

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
await db.get("tag").search('query')
```

{% endcode %}

## Create Symlink to a Record <a href="#create-symlink" id="create-symlink"></a>

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
await db.get('tag').symlink('./path/to/symlink') 
```

{% endcode %}

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>About</th><th>Type</th><th data-type="checkbox">Required</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>target</td><td>Path to a directory where the symlink will be created</td><td>String</td><td>true</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Get Record's Stats <a href="#get-stats" id="get-stats"></a>

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
await db.get('tag').stats()
```

{% endcode %}

## End

If you want to *end* a string of methods, you can with `.end()`. **Note: this is not required.**

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.get("tag").write(content).end()
```

{% endcode %}

## Exit <a href="#exit" id="exit"></a>

If you wish to exit the Record editor API, call the `exit()` method and it will return the class.

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.get('tag').write(content).exit().//any_class_function
```

{% endcode %}

## Internal Functions

Dubnium exports some internal functions that can be used in your project.

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
require('dubnium/functions')
```

{% endcode %}

## Aliases

Don't like the name we chose for a method? Set an alias!&#x20;

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.alias('alais_here', 'existing_function')
```

{% endcode %}

For example,

{% code overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.alias('val', 'getFromValue') // Allows you to call db.val() instead of db.getFromValue()
```

{% endcode %}

## Iterate

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
for(record of db) {
console.log(record)
}
```

{% endcode %}

## Lock/Unlock

Uses [proper-lockfile](https://www.npmjs.com/package/proper-lockfile).

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.get('tag').lock() // Locks the file
```

{% endcode %}

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.get('tag').umlock() // Unlocks the file
```

{% endcode %}

## Get Database Name <a href="#all" id="all"></a>

{% hint style="info" %}
Names are derived from the directory's base name or can manually be set in config object when initializing.
{% endhint %}

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```javascript
db.name
```

{% endcode %}


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