1RECSEL(1)                        User Commands                       RECSEL(1)
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NAME

6       recsel - print records from a recfile
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SYNOPSIS

9       recsel  [OPTION]... [-t TYPE] [-j FIELD] [-n INDEXES | -e RECORD_EXPR |
10       -q STR | -m NUM] [-c | (-p|-P) FIELD_EXPR] [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

13       Select and print rec data.
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15       -d, --include-descriptors
16              print record descriptors along with the matched records.
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18       -C, --collapse
19              do not section the result in records with newlines.
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21       -S, --sort=FIELD,...
22              sort the output by the specified fields.
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24       -G, --group-by=FIELD,...
25              group records by the specified fields.
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27       -U, --uniq
28              remove duplicated fields in the output records.
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30       -s, --password=STR
31              decrypt confidential fields with the given password.
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33       --help print a help message and exit.
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35       --version
36              show version and exit.
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38   Record selection options:
39       -i, --case-insensitive
40              make strings case-insensitive in selection expressions.
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42       -t, --type=TYPE
43              operate on records of the specified type only.
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45       -e, --expression=RECORD_EXPR
46              selection expression.
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48       -q, --quick=STR
49              select records with fields containing a string.
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51       -n, --number=NUM,...
52              select specific records by position, with ranges.
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54       -m, --random=NUM
55              select a given number of random records.
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57       -j, --join=FIELD
58              perform an inner join using the specified field.
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60   Output options:
61       -p, --print=FIELDS
62              comma-separated list  of  fields  to  print  for  each  matching
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65       -P, --print-values=FIELDS
66              as -p, but print only the values of the selected fields.
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68       -R, --print-row=FIELDS
69              as -P, but separate the values with spaces instead of newlines.
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71       -c, --count
72              print  a  count  of  the matching records instead of the records
73              themselves.
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75   Special options:
76       --print-sexps
77              print the data in sexps instead of rec format.
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AUTHOR

80       Written by Jose E. Marchesi.
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REPORTING BUGS

83       Report bugs to: bug-recutils@gnu.org
84       GNU recutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
85       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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88       Copyright © 2010-2020 Jose E. Marchesi.  License GPLv3+: GNU  GPL  ver‐
89       sion 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
90       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
91       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

94       The full documentation for recsel is maintained as  a  Texinfo  manual.
95       If  the  info  and recsel programs are properly installed at your site,
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98              info recutils
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100       should give you access to the complete manual.
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104recsel 1.9                        April 2022                         RECSEL(1)
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