bonsix/docs/fop.1

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.TH fop 1
.SH NAME
fop \(en field operator
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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fop
.RB ( -d )
.RB [ delimiter ]
.RB index 
.RB program...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Performs operations on specified fields in input data.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.IP \fB-d\fP
Sets a delimiter by which the input data will be split into fields. The default
is an ASCII record separator (␞).
.SH STANDARD INPUT
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Data will be read from the standard input.
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.SH CAVEATS
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Field indices are zero-indexed, which may be unexpected behavior for some users.
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.SH RATIONALE
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With the assumption that tools will output data separated with ASCII field
separators, there is a need for the ability to modify select fields in this data
easily and quickly.

The idea for this utility originated in the fact that the GNU
.BR ls (1)
utility contains a
.B -h
option which enables human-readable units in file size outputs. This
functionality was broken out into
.BR hru (1),
but there was no easy way to modify the field in the ouput of
.BR ls (1p)
without creating a new tool.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright \(co 2024 Emma Tebibyte. License AGPLv3+: GNU AGPL version 3 or later
<https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html>.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR sed (1p)