> ndbsearch(2) searches the original file and all the files in > the database= lines. however ndbparse(2) opens only the > named file; ndbreopen(2) only reopens the named file.
It may be that you want to limit the search to a single database element and then there is no way to do it. The database= idea is good, but it seems hard to use it consistently. Of course, that's my opinion, the real reason may be completely different. ++L
