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RECDEL(1) User Commands RECDEL(1)

NAME

recdel - remove records from a recfile

SYNOPSIS

recdel [OPTIONS]... [-t TYPE] [-n NUM | -e RECORD_EXPR | -q STR | -m NUM] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

Remove (or comment out) records from a rec file.

comment out the matching records instead of deleting them.
delete even in potentially dangerous situations, and if the deletion is violating record restrictions.
don't use external descriptors.
give a detailed report if the integrity check fails.
print a help message and exit.
show version and exit.

Record selection options:

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.

AUTHOR

Written by Jose E. Marchesi.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: bug-recutils@gnu.org
GNU recutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

COPYRIGHT

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.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for recdel is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and recdel programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info recutils

should give you access to the complete manual.

March 2024 GNU recutils 1.9