ffe

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Extract fields from a flat database file and write to another format. A configuration file is required to interpret the input and format the output.

Options (6)

-c, --configurationboolean

Display all input data using the specified data configuration

Example: ffe {{[-c|--configuration]}} {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}

-s, --structureboolean

Select input structure and print format from definitions in `~/.fferc` configuration file

Example: ffe {{[-s|--structure]}} {{structure}} {{[-p|--print]}} {{format}} {{path/to/input}}

-p, --printboolean

Select input structure and print format from definitions in `~/.fferc` configuration file

Example: ffe {{[-s|--structure]}} {{structure}} {{[-p|--print]}} {{format}} {{path/to/input}}

-f, --field-listboolean

Write only the selected fields

Example: ffe {{[-f|--field-list]}} "{{FirstName,LastName,Age}}" {{[-c|--configuration]}} {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}

-e, --expressionboolean

Write only the records that match an expression

Example: ffe {{[-e|--expression]}} "{{LastName=Smith}}" {{[-c|--configuration]}} {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}

--helpboolean

Display help

Example: ffe {{[-?|--help]}}

Display all input data using the specified data configuration

ffe [-c|--configuration] path/to/config.ffe path/to/input

Convert an input file to an output file in a new format

ffe --output=path/to/output [-c|--configuration] path/to/config.ffe path/to/input

Select input structure and print format from definitions in `~/.fferc` configuration file

ffe [-s|--structure] structure [-p|--print] format path/to/input

Write only the selected fields

ffe [-f|--field-list] "FirstName,LastName,Age" [-c|--configuration] path/to/config.ffe path/to/input

Write only the records that match an expression

ffe [-e|--expression] "LastName=Smith" [-c|--configuration] path/to/config.ffe path/to/input

Display help

ffe [-?|--help]