RECINS(1) User Commands RECINS(1)

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.

field name; should be followed by a -v.
field value; should be preceded by an -f.
record that will be inserted in the file.
insert the record even if it is violating record restrictions.
don't use external descriptors.
don't insert auto generated fields.
give a detailed report if the integrity check fails.
encrypt confidential fields with the given password.
print a help message and exit.
show version and exit.

make strings case-insensitive in selection expressions.
operate on records of the specified type only.
selection expression.
select records with fields containing a string.
select specific records by position, with ranges.
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@gnu.org
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Copyright © 2010-2020 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.

April 2024 GNU recutils 1.9