1RECINS(1)                        User Commands                       RECINS(1)
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NAME

6       recins - insert records in a recfile
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SYNOPSIS

9       recins  [OPTION]...  [-t  TYPE]  [-n NUM | -e RECORD_EXPR | -q STR | -m
10       NUM] [(-f NAME -v STR) | -r RECDATA]... [FILE]
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DESCRIPTION

13       Insert new records in a rec database.
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15       -f, --field=STR
16              field name; should be followed by a -v.
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18       -v, --value=STR
19              field value; should be preceded by an -f.
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21       -r, --record=STR
22              record that will be inserted in the file.
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24       --force
25              insert the record even if it is violating record restrictions.
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27       --no-external
28              don't use external descriptors.
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30       --no-auto
31              don't insert auto generated fields.
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33       --verbose
34              give a detailed report if the integrity check fails.
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36       -s, --password=STR
37              encrypt confidential fields with the given password.
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39       --help print a help message and exit.
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41       --version
42              show version and exit.
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44   Record selection options:
45       -i, --case-insensitive
46              make strings case-insensitive in selection expressions.
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48       -t, --type=TYPE
49              operate on records of the specified type only.
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51       -e, --expression=RECORD_EXPR
52              selection expression.
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54       -q, --quick=STR
55              select records with fields containing a string.
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57       -n, --number=NUM,...
58              select specific records by position, with ranges.
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60       -m, --random=NUM
61              select a given number of random records.
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63       If no FILE is specified then the command acts like  a  filter,  getting
64       the data from standard input and writing the result to standard output.
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AUTHOR

67       Written by Jose E. Marchesi.
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REPORTING BUGS

70       Report bugs to: bug-recutils@gnu.org
71       GNU recutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
72       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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75       Copyright  ©  2010,  2011,  2012, 2013, 2014 Jose E. Marchesi.  License
76       GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
77       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
78       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

81       The  full  documentation  for recins is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
82       If the info and recins programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
83       the command
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87       should give you access to the complete manual.
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91recins 1.6.90                     March 2014                         RECINS(1)
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