database, nor is
                 it an error to modify the resulting database. However, any attempt to
                 write the changes to the backing source file using either the
                 <span class="emphasis"><em>db</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>close</strong></span> or
                 <span class="emphasis"><em>db</em></span> <span class="bold"><strong>sync</strong></span> commands
                 will fail, of course. Specifying the <span class="bold"><strong>-nosync</strong></spa