# GNU Recutils
> Tools and libraries for human-editable text-based databases

## Summary
Tools for working with human-editable text-based databases in the recfile format

## Capabilities
- Store structured data in plain text recfiles
- Query and filter records
- Generate reports and statistics
- Convert between recfile and other formats

## When to Use
- You want a simple, text-based database format
- You need human-readable structured data storage

## When NOT to Use
- You need a full relational database

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/gnu-recutils
