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@@ -125,6 +125,40 @@ no mutating operations are allowed within a read-only transaction. You can only retrieve buckets, retrieve values, and copy the database within a read-only transaction. +#### Managing transactions manually + +The `DB.View()` and `DB.Update()` functions are wrappers around the `DB.Begin()` +function. These helper functions will start the transaction, execute a function, +and then safely close your transaction if an error is returned. This is the +recommended way to use Bolt transactions. + +However, sometimes you may want to manually start and end your transactions. +You can use the `Tx.Begin()` function directly but _please_ be sure to close the +transaction. + +```go +// Start a writable transaction. +tx, err := db.Begin(true) +if err != nil { + return err +} +defer tx.Rollback() + +// Use the transaction... +_, err := tx.CreateBucket([]byte("MyBucket") +if err != nil { + return err +} + +// Commit the transaction and check for error. +if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil { + return err +} +``` + +The first argument to `DB.Begin()` is a boolean stating if the transaction +should be writable. + ### Using buckets |