recins − insert records in a recfile
recins [OPTION]... [−t TYPE] [−n NUM | −e RECORD_EXPR | −q STR | −m NUM] [(−f NAME −v STR) | −r RECDATA]... [FILE]
Insert new records in a rec database.
−f, −−field=STR
field name; should be followed by a −v.
−v, −−value=STR
field value; should be preceded by an −f.
−r, −−record=STR
record that will be inserted in the file.
−−force
insert the record even if it is violating record restrictions.
−−no−external
don’t use external descriptors.
−−no−auto
don’t insert auto generated fields.
−−verbose
give a detailed report if the integrity check fails.
−s, −−password=STR
encrypt confidential fields with the given password.
−−help |
print a help message and exit. |
−−version
show version and exit.
Record selection options:
−i, −−case−insensitive
make strings case−insensitive in selection expressions.
−t, −−type=TYPE
operate on records of the specified type only.
−e, −−expression=RECORD_EXPR
selection expression.
−q, −−quick=STR
select records with fields containing a string.
−n, −−number=NUM,...
select specific records by position, with ranges.
−m, −−random=NUM
select a given number of random records.
If no FILE is specified then the command acts like a filter, getting the data from standard input and writing the result to standard output.
Written by Jose E. Marchesi.
Report bugs to: bug−recutils AT gnu DOT org
GNU recutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Jose E. Marchesi. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
The full documentation for recins is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and recins programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info recutils
should give you access to the complete manual.