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RECINS

NAME

recins − insert records in a recfile

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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.

AUTHOR

Written by Jose E. Marchesi.

REPORTING BUGS

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

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.

SEE ALSO

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.

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