-This is a database indexing library. It is useful for those who need
-to write C applications and need access to a simple and efficient
-database or build C applications which use it.
+Gdbm is a GNU database indexing library, including routines which use
+extensible hashing. Gdbm works in a similar way to standard UNIX dbm
+routines. Gdbm is useful for developers who write C applications and
+need access to a simple and efficient database or who are building C
+applications which will use such a database.