recins
Insert records into GNU recutils databases
TLDR
Insert record
$ recins -f [Name] -v "[John]" -f [Email] -v "[john@example.com]" [file.rec]
Insert with type$ recins -t [Contact] -f [Name] -v "[Jane]" [file.rec]
Insert from template$ echo "Name: John" | recins [file.rec]
Replace if exists$ recins -r -f [Name] -v "[John]" [file.rec]
SYNOPSIS
recins [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
recins adds new records to GNU recutils plain-text database files. Fields and values can be specified on the command line with repeated -f and -v flags, or records can be piped in from stdin in standard recfile format (key-value pairs separated by blank lines).
The -t flag assigns a record type, -r replaces an existing record instead of appending, and -S sorts records after insertion. The file is created automatically if it does not exist. Part of the GNU recutils toolkit.
PARAMETERS
-t, --type type
Record type.-f, --field name
Field name.-v, --value value
Field value.-r, --replace
Replace existing.-n, --name name
Set record descriptor.-S, --sort field
Sort after insert.
EXAMPLES
$ # Insert single record
recins -f Name -v "Alice" -f Email -v "alice@example.com" contacts.rec
# With record type
recins -t Book -f Title -v "1984" -f Author -v "Orwell" library.rec
# Multiple fields
recins -t Product \
-f Name -v "Widget" \
-f Price -v "9.99" \
-f Stock -v "100" \
inventory.rec
# From stdin
cat << EOF | recins contacts.rec
Name: Bob
Email: bob@example.com
Phone: 555-1234
EOF
recins -f Name -v "Alice" -f Email -v "alice@example.com" contacts.rec
# With record type
recins -t Book -f Title -v "1984" -f Author -v "Orwell" library.rec
# Multiple fields
recins -t Product \
-f Name -v "Widget" \
-f Price -v "9.99" \
-f Stock -v "100" \
inventory.rec
# From stdin
cat << EOF | recins contacts.rec
Name: Bob
Email: bob@example.com
Phone: 555-1234
EOF
CAVEATS
Creates file if doesn't exist. Appends by default. Part of GNU recutils.
HISTORY
recins is part of GNU recutils by Jose E. Marchesi for text-based database management.