recfmt
TLDR
Format records with template
$ recfmt -f "[template]" [file.rec]
Use template file$ recfmt -t [template.fmt] [file.rec]
Format specific type$ recfmt -s [Type] -f "[template]" [file.rec]
SYNOPSIS
recfmt [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
recfmt formats GNU recutils records using a template. It allows custom output formatting with field substitution, useful for generating reports or custom views.
Part of GNU recutils.
PARAMETERS
-f, --format template
Format template string.-t, --template file
Template file.-s, --type type
Record type to format.
EXAMPLES
$ # Simple format
recfmt -f "Name: {{Name}}, Email: {{Email}}" contacts.rec
# From template file
recfmt -t report.fmt data.rec
# Specific record type
recfmt -s Book -f "{{Title}} by {{Author}}" library.rec
# Combine with selection
recsel -e "Status = 'active'" items.rec | recfmt -f "- {{Name}}"
recfmt -f "Name: {{Name}}, Email: {{Email}}" contacts.rec
# From template file
recfmt -t report.fmt data.rec
# Specific record type
recfmt -s Book -f "{{Title}} by {{Author}}" library.rec
# Combine with selection
recsel -e "Status = 'active'" items.rec | recfmt -f "- {{Name}}"
TEMPLATE SYNTAX
$ {{FieldName}} - Field value
{{#FieldName}}...{{/}} - Conditional
{{FieldName|default}} - Default value
{{#FieldName}}...{{/}} - Conditional
{{FieldName|default}} - Default value
TEMPLATE FILE
$ # report.fmt
=== {{Name}} ===
Email: {{Email}}
Phone: {{Phone}}
---
=== {{Name}} ===
Email: {{Email}}
Phone: {{Phone}}
---
CAVEATS
Template syntax differs from other templating systems. Part of GNU recutils.
HISTORY
recfmt is part of GNU recutils by Jose E. Marchesi for flexible record formatting.
