Extract fields from a flat database file and write to…
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.
ffe --configuration={{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}
ffe --output={{path/to/output}} -c {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}
~/.fferc
config file:ffe --structure={{structure}} --print={{format}} {{path/to/input}}
ffe --field-list="{{FirstName,LastName,Age}}" -c {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}
ffe -e "{{LastName=Smith}}" -c {{path/to/config.ffe}} {{path/to/input}}
ffe --help