ffe — Extract fields from a flat database file and write to another format. A configuration file is requir

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}}