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Mnesia
User's Guide
Version 4.13.2

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Chapters

- Introduction
  - Top of chapter
  - Scope
  - Prerequisites
- Mnesia
  - Top of chapter
  - Mnesia Database Management System (DBMS)
- Getting Started
  - Top of chapter
  - Starting Mnesia for the First Time
  - Example
- Build a Mnesia Database
  - Top of chapter
  - Define a Schema
  - Data Model
  - Start Mnesia
  - Create Tables
- Transactions and Other Access Contexts
  - Top of chapter
  - Transaction Properties
  - Locking
  - Dirty Operations
  - Record Names versus Table Names
  - Activity Concept and Various Access Contexts
  - Nested Transactions
  - Pattern Matching
  - Iteration
- Miscellaneous Mnesia Features
  - Top of chapter
  - Indexing
  - Distribution and Fault Tolerance
  - Table Fragmentation
  - Local Content Tables
  - Disc-Less Nodes
  - More about Schema Management
  - Mnesia Event Handling
  - Debugging Mnesia Applications
  - Concurrent Processes in Mnesia
  - Prototyping
  - Object-Based Programming with Mnesia
- Mnesia System Information
  - Top of chapter
  - Database Configuration Data
  - Core Dumps
  - Dumping Tables
  - Checkpoints
  - Startup Files, Log File, and Data Files
  - Loading Tables at Startup
  - Recovery from Communication Failure
  - Recovery of Transactions
  - Backup, Restore, Fallback, and Disaster Recovery
- Combine Mnesia with SNMP
  - Top of chapter
  - Combine Mnesia and SNMP
- Appendix A: Backup Callback Interface
  - Top of chapter
  - mnesia_backup Callback Behavior
- Appendix B: Activity Access Callback Interface
  - Top of chapter
  - mnesia_access Callback Behavior
- Appendix C: Fragmented Table Hashing Callback Interface
  - Top of chapter
  - mnesia_frag_hash Callback Behavior

# Mnesia User's Guide

#### Version 4.13.2

#### December 17, 2015