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.

       -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.

   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   ©   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.

GNU recutils 1.9                                   April 2024                                          RECDEL(1)