The Journal Directory
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## The Journal Directory

When you create a database using the BDB SQL interface, a directory is created alongside of it. This directory has the same name as your database file, but with a `-journal` suffix.

That is, if you create a database called "mydb" then the BDB SQL interface also creates a directory alongside of the "mydb" file called "mydb-journal".

This directory contains files that are very important for the proper functioning of the BDB SQL interface. Do not delete this directory or any of its files unless you know what you are doing.

For more information on the journal directory, see Introduction to Environments.

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