xtpattern(1)

NAME
xtpattern - generate string pattern

SYNOPSIS
xtpattern [-k list of attributes] [-s a list of atributes to be rearranged[%{n|r}]] -f list of attributes [-d delimiter] [-q] [-i input filename] [-o output filename] [-z] [-t] [-T directory of work file]

DESCRIPTION
Letting the key of an input file be defined by the attributes specified by -k, this command concatenates as a character string the values of attribute(s) specified by -f whose key values are the same.

PARAMETERS

-k list of attributes
    a list of attributes which determines the key of an input file. If -k is omitted, all line are assumed to take the same key value.

-s a list of atributes to be rearranged
    this determines the ordering of records for those having the same key value

-f list of attributes
    a list of attributes the command concatenates as a character string.

-d delimiter
    a character string inserted between two character strings corresponding to attributes specified by -f.

-i input filename
    Specify the input filename for this command. If a suffix of the filename is '.gz', the command automatically unzip it beforehand. When this parameter is omitted, standard input (usulally keyboard) is regarded as input file.

-o output filename
    Specify the output filename for this command. If a suffix of the filename is '.gz', the command automatically zip the output data. When this parameter is omitted, standard output (usulally display) is regarded as output file.

-T directory of work file
    Specify the directory name for temporal files used in this command.

OPTIONS

-q  the transaction of sequential: When this option specified with -k parameter, the command process the input data following the original sequence of the lines, instead of processing after sorting the field specified by -k parameter.

-z  compress the standard output by gz: When -o is omitted and this option is specified, the command output the result zipped.

-t  plain text: When this option is specified, the command treat the input and output data as plain text format.

EXAMPLE

 xtpattern -k customerID -s date -f article:articlepattern -i dat.xt -o rsl.xt

SEE ALSO
xtslide(1)

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BUG REPORT
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AUTHORS
Yukinobu Hamuro,Naoki Katoh,Katsutoshi Yada