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Recutils
Recutils, from GNU Project, is a free command-line toolset for performing basic relational database operations on plain text files including field typing, auto-increment, and join. Storage files known as recfiles conform to a file format defined by the toolset. As plain text, recfiles can be edited via a text editor (as long it supports the character encoding). Various other software libraries support the format. A recfile is a text file with empty lines between records. Each field of a record is a line starting with the field name and a colon. Multiple record types can be in a single file. A long line can be wrapped (i.e. for readability). Fields can be marked as mandatory and also have their value limited to a set of predefined values. Tools include: * – Search for and print fields from records matching a query * – Insert a record, or replace existing records * – Delete a record, or delete a set of records * – Check, fix, and sort rec files * – Add or update individual fields
Article summary
Recutils, from GNU Project, is a free command-line toolset for performing basic relational database operations on plain text files including field typing, auto-increment, and join. Storage files known as recfiles conform to a file format defined by the toolset. As plain text, recfiles can be edited via a text editor (as long it supports the character encoding). Various other software libraries support the format. A recfile is a text file with empty lines between records. Each field of a record is a line starting with the field name and a colon. Multiple record types can be in a single file. A long line can be wrapped (i.e. for readability). Fields can be marked as mandatory and also have their value limited to a set of predefined values. Tools include: * – Search for and print fields from records matching a query * – Insert a record, or replace existing records * – Delete a record, or delete a set of records * – Check, fix, and sort rec files * – Add or update individual fields
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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