ecnum]
	[-renumber]
	[-snapshot]
	[-source file]
	[-truncate]
	[-txn txnid]
	[--]
	[file [database]]  </pre>
      <p>
         The <span class="bold"><strong>berkdb open</strong></span> command opens and
         optionally creates a database. The returned database handle is bound
         to a Tcl command of the form <span class="bold"><strong>dbN</strong></span>,
         where N is an integer starting at 0 (for example, db0 and db1).  It is
         through this Tcl command that the script accesses the 