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<b><i>db</i> <b>get_type</b></b>
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<b><pre>db get_type
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<b>Description(db get_type)</b>
<p>The <i>db</i> <b>get_type</b> command returns the underlying database type,
returning one of "btree", "hash", "queue" or "recno".</p>
<p>In the case of error, a Tcl error is thrown.</p>
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