Remove records from a recfile
recdel [OPTIONS]... [-t TYPE] [-n NUM | -e RECORD_EXPR | -q STR | -m NUM] [FILE]
Remove (or comment out) records from a rec file.
-c, --comment
comment out the matching records instead of deleting them.
--force
delete even in potentially dangerous situations, and if the deletion is violating record restrictions.
--no-external
don't use external descriptors.
--verbose
give a detailed report if the integrity check fails.
--help
print a help message and exit.
--version
show version and exit.
-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.
Written by Jose E. Marchesi.
Report bugs to: [email protected]
GNU recutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Copyright © 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 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 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.