Berkeley DB Reference Guide: Access Methods
Database statistics
The DB->stat function is the standard function for obtaining database statistics. Generally, the stat function returns a set of statistics about the underlying database, e.g., the number of key/data pairs in the database, how the database was originally configured, and so on. In most cases, this information is specific to the access method for which it was created, e.g., only Btree databases will return the number of levels in the underlying database tree.
There is one flag that you can set to customize the returned statistics:
- DB_RECORDCOUNT
- If the database is a Recno database
