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RECINS(1)			 User Commands			     RECINS(1)

NAME
       recins -	insert records in a recfile

SYNOPSIS
       recins  [OPTION]...  [-t	 TYPE]	[-n NUM	| -e RECORD_EXPR | -q STR | -m
       NUM] [(-f NAME -v STR) |	-r RECDATA]... [FILE]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

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 ver-
       sion 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 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.

recins 1.9			  April	2022			     RECINS(1)

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