RECSEL(1)

NAME
recsel - print records from a recfile

SYNOPSIS
recsel [OPTION]... [-t TYPE] [-j FIELD] [-n INDEXES | -e RECORD_EXPR | -q STR | -m NUM] [-c | (-p|-P) FIELD_EXPR] [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
Select and print rec data.

-d, --include-descriptors
    print record descriptors along with the matched records.

-C, --collapse
    do not section the result in records with newlines.

-S, --sort=FIELD,...
    sort the output by the specified fields.

-G, --group-by=FIELD,...
    group records by the specified fields.

-U, --uniq
    remove duplicated fields in the output records.

-s, --password=STR
    decrypt 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.

-j, --join=FIELD
    perform an inner join using the specified field.

  Output options:

-p, --print=FIELDS
    comma-separated list of fields to print for each matching record.

-P, --print-values=FIELDS
    as -p, but print only the values of the selected fields.

-R, --print-row=FIELDS
    as -P, but separate the values with spaces instead of newlines.

-c, --count
    print a count of the matching records instead of the records themselves.

  Special options:

--print-sexps
    print the data in sexps instead of rec format.

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 recsel is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and recsel programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info recutils

should give you access to the complete manual.