1RECSET(1) User Commands RECSET(1)
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6 recset - manipulate fields in a recfile
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9 recset [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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12 Alter or delete fields in records.
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14 --no-external
15 don't use external descriptors.
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17 --force
18 alter the records even if violating record restrictions.
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20 --help print a help message and exit.
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22 --version
23 show version and exit.
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25 Record selection options:
26 -i, --case-insensitive
27 make strings case-insensitive in selection expressions.
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29 -t, --type=TYPE
30 operate on records of the specified type only.
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32 -e, --expression=RECORD_EXPR
33 selection expression.
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35 -q, --quick=STR
36 select records with fields containing a string.
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38 -n, --number=NUM,...
39 select specific records by position, with ranges.
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41 -m, --random=NUM
42 select a given number of random records.
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44 Field selection options:
45 -f, --fields=FIELDS
46 comma-separated list of field names with optional subscripts.
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49 -s, --set=VALUE
50 change the value of the selected fields.
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52 -a, --add=VALUE
53 add the selected fields with the given value.
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55 -S, --set-add=VALUE
56 change the value of the selected fields. If they don't exist
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59 -r, --rename=NAME
60 rename the selected fields to a given name. If an entire record
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64 -d, --delete
65 delete the selected fields.
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67 -c, --comment
68 comment out the selected fields.
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71 Written by Jose E. Marchesi.
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74 Report bugs to: bug-recutils@gnu.org
75 GNU recutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
76 General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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79 Copyright © 2010-2019 Jose E. Marchesi. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL ver‐
80 sion 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
81 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
82 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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85 The full documentation for recset is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
86 If the info and recset programs are properly installed at your site,
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95recset 1.8 January 2019 RECSET(1)