% SELECT-TABLE(1) Version 3.1.0 | Scripts Documentation
% Georg Voell - georg.voell@standby.cloud
% (c)2023 Standby.cloud

NAME
====

**select-table** - (BASH Script) Reads a tab separated file and pretty prints it and ask user to select a value.

SYNOPSIS
========

| **select-table** \[_options_] _filename_ _resultname_ 

DESCRIPTION
===========

Reads a tab separated file and pretty prints it and ask user to select a value.

Options
-------

-h, \--help                   

:  Displays helptext.

-v, \--version                

:  Displays the version of the script.

-g, \--green _string_         

:  If _string_ is the same as column, display it green.

-y, \--yellow _string_        

:  If _string_ is the same as column, display it yellow.

-r, \--red _string_           

:  If _string_ is the same as column, display it red.

-m, \--multiselect            

:  Not yet implemented.

-p, \--page _number_          

:  Use pagination. Diplay only _number_ of lines.

Filename
-------

 A file with tab separated content.


EXAMPLES
========

printf "cmd	vers	os
jq	1.6	linux
rclone	1.51.0	linux
" > file.tmp

: Creates a tab separated value file.

select file.tmp result.tmp

: sel cmd vers os

: --- ------ ------ -----

: 001 jq 1.6 linux

: 002 rclone 1.51.0 linux

: Please select a number between 1 and 2 or 'q' to quit:


EXIT CODES
==========

01: Unknown or wrong parameter.

02: File is empty.

03: No value selected.

04: Error while writing to result file.

99: User interrupt.


SEE ALSO
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**print-header**(1), **install-scripts**(1)