---
name: "ffindex_modify"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ffindex"
version: "0.9.9.9-7+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ffindex_modify"
---

# ffindex\_modify(1)

modify file index entries

## NAME

ffindex\_modify - modify file index entries

## DESCRIPTION

USAGE: ffindex\_modify **-s**\|-u \[-v\] \[-f file\]\* index\_filename \[filename\]\*

**-f** file file each line containing a filename

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  **-f** can be specified up to 4096 times

- **-s**

  sort index file

- **-u**

  unlink entry (remove from index only)

- **-v**

  print version and other info then exit

### EXAMPLE:

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  ffindex\_modify **-us** foo.ffindex entry1 To clean up the data file after unlinking insert it to an new one: ffindex\_build **-as** cleaned.ffdata cleaned.ffindex **-d** foo.ffdata **-i** foo.ffindex

Designed and implemented by Andreas Hauser \<andy@splashground.de\>.

## BUGS

User feedback is welcome, especially bugs, performance issues and last but not least convenience of the programs and API.

Email Andreas Hauser hauser@genzentrum.lmu.de.