% SELECT-TABLE(1) Version 3.2.1 | Scripts Documentation
% Georg Voell - georg.voell@standby.cloud
% (c)2024 Standby.cloud

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

SYNOPSIS
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| **select-table** \[_options_] \[_keys_] 

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

Options
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-h, \--help                     

:  Displays helptext.

-v, \--version                  

:  Displays the version of the script.

-i, \--import _string_          

:  Read from a file (_string_ = filename) - if not specified, read from stdin.

-e, \--export _string_          

:  Write result to file (_string_ = filename) - mandatory to set.

-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.

-d, \--darkgray _string_        

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

-b, \--bold _string_            

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

-p, \--page _number_            

:  Use pagination. Diplay only _number_ of lines.

Keys
-------

 Optional - Select the keys you want to display. Use a colon (or tab) separated string for keys.


EXAMPLES
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printf "cmd	vers	os
jq	1.6	linux
rclone	1.51.0	linux
" | **select-table** \--export result.tsv

: 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
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01: Unknown or wrong parameter.

02: Input is invalid.

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)