FID(1)

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version 4.6.28 · 4 versions
, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble

🦋 FID(1) — like, the manual page, bestie 🦋

okay so this is the page for fid, and it lives in the User Commands corner of your manual. pull up a chair, we're doing identifiers today 💖

✨ NAME ✨

fid — List identifiers that occur in FILENAME

no cap, that's the whole job description. she lists identifiers. that's her thing 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

fid [OPTION] FILENAME [FILENAME2]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the vibe: fid lists the identifiers that occur in FILENAME. that's it. that's the assignment 🎀

but wait — plot twist — if you also hand her a FILENAME2, she lists the identifiers that occur in both files. like a little "who do these two have in common" situation. it's giving matchmaker, honestly 🫶

and here are the options, because of course there are options:

  • -f, --file=FILE — file name of ID database 📁 (yeah, she needs to know which ID database to look at, that's just how she rolls)
  • --help — display this help and exit 🙈 (the classic "wait how do i use this" button)
  • --version — output version information and exit ⭐ (for when you gotta know exactly which girl you're dealing with)

✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

found a bug? 😭 don't just scream into the void, report bugs to bug-idutils@gnu.org. they want to hear from you fr fr 💌

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the full documentation for the id-utils package is maintained as a Texinfo manual. so if the info and id-utils packages are properly installed on your system, this command right here:

info 'ID database'

should give you access to the complete manual 📖✨ iykyk

lowkey a whole manual hiding behind one info command. go read it, it's iconic 💅

that's the whole page, bestie 🌸 — it's fid, version 4.6.28-15da, from way back in May 2020, and yes she's still out here listing identifiers with main character energy 👑💖 mwah, go forth and grep responsibly 🦋

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