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 .TH XrmGetFileDatabase __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XLIB FUNCTIONS"
 .SH NAME
 XrmGetFileDatabase, XrmPutFileDatabase, XrmGetStringDatabase, XrmLocaleOfDatabase, XrmGetDatabase, XrmSetDatabase, XrmDestroyDatabase \- retrieve and store resource databases
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