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Re: [help-recutils] Select records by number
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Re: [help-recutils] Select records by number |
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Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:58:38 +0100 |
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Jose E. Marchesi <address@hidden> a écrit le 2012-01-05 15:16:19 +0100 :
>
> > For the a random record I use this in my script:
> >
> > I am curious: what are you using the random selection feature for? A
> > file with fortune cookies? The message of the day?
>
> Are you read my mind ;)
> You're right, I use random to select a random quote with conky on my
> root window.
>
> rec file is more simple, human friendly, scalable and editable than
> fortune (you don't have to use strfile).
>
> Actually it is a shame fortune is not using plain text files. Shall we
> contact them to ask them to use recfiles instead? :)
Sure, it'll be a major update ;)
>
> Waiting the next version with impatience.
>
> It will come soon.
>
> Do you plan to have multiple fileds sort ?
>
> %sort: field1, field2 ...
>
> Hm, that would introduce some difficulties due to the ability of records
> to directly contain 1-N relationships:
>
> Foo: foo
> Bar: bar
> Bar: baz
>
> Foo: another foo
> Bar: another bar
> Bar: zzz
>
> How would you sort that? Alternatively you can use several calls to
> recsel with several -S.
You're right it's too ambigous.
Alternatively ... Oh no, how I didn't think about this multiple recsel -S,
it's a very suitable and good solution !
F.