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Assignment 2 (cont)

./create RelName #tuples #attrs 1/pF
  • creates a new relation with prefix RelName
  • uses #attrs to determine tuple size
  • uses #tuples to determine b ⇒ length of bit-slices
    (#tuples suggests maximum number of tuples to be stored)
  • uses pF to determine m and k for signatures
  • creates files RelName.info, RelName.data, etc. etc.
  • as supplied, data and signature files are empty after create
  • when complete, RelName.bsig should contain all-zero bit-slices