recins (1)

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: [email protected]

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.