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RECSEL(1)			  User Commands 		       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  them-
	    selves.

   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	(C) 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  com-
     mand

	    info recutils

     should give you access to the complete manual.

recsel 1.9			   April 2022			       RECSEL(1)

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