You'll probably want to store the new foods you make.
You'll usually do this using the --add
or -a
option. This option takes a
single FILENAME
argument.
FILENAME
can be almost any
name you want. For now, though, it should not end in
.xml
,
.zip
, or
.txt
--we'll learn about what these
extensions do later. If
FILENAME
does not already
exist, pantry will create it for you;
if the file already exists, the foods returned from your
search will be added to the file.
Two identical foods cannot exist in a single file. Two
foods are identical if all their traits are identical.
When you add a food to a file and there is already an
identical food in the file, Pantry will alter the
comment trait of the food you are adding by appending
(Copy 1)
, (Copy
2)
, etc.
Example 2.23. Using the --add option
$
pantry --name "Bananas, raw" --add newfile --print traits \
>
master
Bananas, raw Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices Refuse: 36 percent Skin 100 g (100g)
$
pantry --print traits newfile
Bananas, raw Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices Refuse: 36 percent Skin 100 g (100g)
Another way to store the changes you make is
by using the
--edit
option. --edit
searches for foods and makes changes that you specify.
Unlike --add
, --edit
does not add the changed foods to a new file; instead,
it changes already existing foods, in the same file.
Example 2.24. Using the --edit option
$
pantry --name "Bananas, raw" --c-name "Bananas, big \
>
yellow" --edit --print traits master
Bananas, big yellow Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices Refuse: 36 percent Skin 100 g (100g)
$
pantry --name Bananas --print traits-blank master
Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG'S, CORN FLAKES With Real Bananas Group: Breakfast Cereals 100 g (100g) Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices 100 g (100g) Bananas, big yellow Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices Refuse: 36 percent Skin 100 g (100g)
Finally, you may delete foods from the original files
with the --delete
option.
Example 2.25. Using the --delete option
$
pantry --name "Bananas, big yellow" --print traits --delete \
>
master
Bananas, big yellow Group: Fruits and Fruit Juices Refuse: 36 percent Skin 100 g (100g)
$
pantry --name "Bananas, big yellow" --print traits master