ffe

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. More information: <http://ff-extractor.sourceforge.net/ffe.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/ffe.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install ffe
Ubuntu
apt-get install ffe
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install ffe
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ffe
OS X
brew install ffe
Raspbian
apt-get install ffe
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/ffe

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. More information: <http://ff-extractor.sourceforge.net/ffe.html>.

  • Display all input data using the specified data configuration:
    ffe --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 path/to/config.ffe path/to/input
  • Select input structure and print format from definitions in `~/.fferc` config file:
    ffe --structure=structure --print=format path/to/input
  • Write only the selected fields:
    ffe --field-list="FirstName,LastName,Age" -c path/to/config.ffe path/to/input
  • Write only the records that match an expression:
    ffe -e "LastName=Smith" -c path/to/config.ffe path/to/input
  • Display help:
    ffe --help

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