fields.awk

Fields.awk allows users to create and work with small-to-medium databases on their home computers or a mobile device with bash shell terminal emulator. It runs on any OS compatible with bash shell, including Linux, FreeBSD, MacOSX, and Android.
Certain optional features (printing/encryption) are dependent on external utilities such as lp or ccrypt.

Features

Selection between alternate data files
Interactive creation of new databases
Searching for records matching a given key word/phrase
Display record searches in full or selected-fields only.
Write new records, or modify selected fields in selected records.
Tally numerical data in selected fields.
Save search outputs to text files.
Edit/print/delete search output files.
Encrypt/decrypt data-files (optional)

Project Samples

Main Selections screen on sakura, no data-file loaded

fields.awk on roxterm, sample data-file selected

Running on ZShaolin terminal emulator, Android tablet

Sample output with bold highlighting, large data file

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Android, Linux, Mac

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

Programming Language

AWK

Related Categories

AWK Database Software, AWK Decryption Software

Registered

2018-05-06

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