Database directives control the format in which the reaper stores the information that it has gathered.

All gathered information is stored in a database, which can vary from a number of different formats. This configuration section is used to select which format the database is in, and a number of other database dependent elements.

File

The basename to use for all of the Database files

Class

The type of database representation to use

Class can be one of :

DBM

Provides a DBM style database

DirStructure

Provides a database implemented as a number of files on the filing system