NAME

       cif_select - read CIFs and print out selected tags with their values.

SYNOPSIS

       cif_select --options input1.cif input*.cif

DESCRIPTION

       Read CIFs and print out selected tags with their values.

OPTIONS

       -t, --tags _tag1,_tag2,_tag3

       --tags "_tag1 _tag2 _tag3"
                         Print out values of tags _tag1, _tag2, and _tag3;
                         the specified tag list becomes a new list of printed tags.

       -a, --add-tag _tag4
                         Add tag _tag4 to the list of printed tags.

       -f, --file-with-tags tag.lst
                         Read tags to be extracted from the file 'tag.lst'.
                         Comments (lines starting with '#') in 'tag.lst' are
                         ignored.

       -c, --clear-tags
                         Clear the list of printed data items accumulated so far.

       --invert
                         Invert the sense of selection. Exclude values of
                         the data items from the supplied list.

       --treat-dots-as-underscores
                         Convert all dots in data names into underscores.

       --dont-treat-dots-as-underscores, --no-treat-dots-as-underscores
                         Leave original data names as they are (default).

       --tabular, --output-tabular
                         Output selected data names and their values in tabular
                         format.

       --cif, --output-cif
                         Output selected data names and their values in CIF
                         format (default).

       --one-data-item-per-row
                         Print values of each data item in its own line (row)
                         in tabular format:

                         <data block name> <data name> <value> <value> ... <value>

                         Default with --output-tabular.

       --one-data-item-per-column
                         Print values of each data item in its own column
                         in tabular format:

                         <data block name> <data block name> ...
                         <data name>       <data name>       ...
                         <value>           <value>           ...

                         Requires --output-tabular. Only available if all
                         of the selected data items have the same number
                         of values.

       --canonicalize-tag-names
                         Output data names in the canonical form.

       --dont-canonicalize-tag-names, --no-canonicalize-tag-names
                         Output data names as they are given in original file(s)
                         (default).

       --use-c-parser
                         Use Perl & C parser for CIF parsing (default).

       --use-perl-parser
                         Use Perl parser for CIF parsing.

       --help, --usage
                         Output a short usage message (this message) and exit.

       --version
                         Output version information and exit.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report cif_select bugs using e-mail: cod-bugs@ibt.lt

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