Avoid gcc warning.
[adu.git] / select.c
index 943b8fde59d8810a108c3a4026d17ef6c225ffac..df68b67073bf41116859eaac633a2c5d0a835396 100644 (file)
--- a/select.c
+++ b/select.c
  * Licensed under the GPL v2. For licencing details see COPYING.
  */
 
-/** \file select.c The select mode of adu. */
+/** \file select.c \brief The select mode of adu. */
 
 #include <dirent.h> /* readdir() */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <regex.h>
+
+#include "format.h"
 #include "adu.h"
 #include "gcc-compat.h"
 #include "cmdline.h"
 #include "fd.h"
 #include "string.h"
 #include "error.h"
-#include "portable_io.h"
-
-/** Global dir count. */
-static uint64_t num_dirs;
-/** Global files count. */
-static uint64_t num_files;
-/** Global bytes count. */
-static uint64_t num_bytes;
-
-/** The decimal representation of an uint64_t never exceeds that size. */
-#define FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE 25
-
-/* these get filled in by the select command. */
-static char count_unit_buf[4] = "( )", size_unit_buf[4] = "( )";
-
-enum global_stats_flags {
-       GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME = 1,
-       GSF_PRINT_BYTES = 2,
-       GSF_PRINT_FILES = 4,
-       GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY = 8,
+#include "user.h"
+#include "select.cmdline.h"
+
+/** \cond */
+/* global list */
+#define GLOBAL_LIST_ATOMS \
+       ATOM(size, SIZE) \
+       ATOM(files, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(dirname, STRING) \
+
+#define ATOM(x, y) { .name = #x, .type = AT_ ## y},
+struct atom global_list_atoms[] = {
+       GLOBAL_LIST_ATOMS
+       {.name = NULL}
+};
+#undef ATOM
+#define ATOM(x, y) gla_ ## x,
+enum global_list_atoms {GLOBAL_LIST_ATOMS};
+#undef ATOM
+
+/* global summary */
+#define GLOBAL_SUMMARY_ATOMS \
+       ATOM(dirs, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(files, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(size, SIZE)
+
+#define ATOM(x, y) { .name = #x, .type = AT_ ## y},
+struct atom global_summary_atoms[] = {
+       GLOBAL_SUMMARY_ATOMS
+       {.name = NULL}
+};
+#undef ATOM
+#define ATOM(x, y) gsa_ ## x,
+enum global_summary_atoms {GLOBAL_SUMMARY_ATOMS};
+#undef ATOM
+
+/* user list */
+#define USER_LIST_ATOMS \
+       ATOM(pw_name, STRING) \
+       ATOM(uid, ID) \
+       ATOM(size, SIZE) \
+       ATOM(files, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(dirname, STRING) \
+
+#define ATOM(x, y) { .name = #x, .type = AT_ ## y},
+struct atom user_list_atoms[] = {
+       USER_LIST_ATOMS
+       {.name = NULL}
+};
+#undef ATOM
+#define ATOM(x, y) ula_ ## x,
+enum user_list_atoms {USER_LIST_ATOMS};
+#undef ATOM
+
+/* user list header */
+#define USER_LIST_HEADER_TRAILER_ATOMS \
+       ATOM(pw_name, STRING) \
+       ATOM(uid, ID)
+
+#define ATOM(x, y) { .name = #x, .type = AT_ ## y},
+struct atom user_list_header_trailer_atoms[] = {
+       USER_LIST_HEADER_TRAILER_ATOMS
+       {.name = NULL}
 };
+#undef ATOM
+#define ATOM(x, y) ulha_ ## x,
+enum user_list_header_trailer_atoms {USER_LIST_HEADER_TRAILER_ATOMS};
+#undef ATOM
 
-struct global_stats_info {
+/* user summary */
+#define USER_SUMMARY_ATOMS \
+       ATOM(pw_name, STRING) \
+       ATOM(uid, ID) \
+       ATOM(dirs, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(files, COUNT) \
+       ATOM(size, SIZE)
+
+#define ATOM(x, y) { .name = #x, .type = AT_ ## y},
+struct atom user_summary_atoms[] = {
+       USER_SUMMARY_ATOMS
+       {.name = NULL}
+};
+#undef ATOM
+#define ATOM(x, y) usa_ ## x,
+enum user_summary_atoms {USER_SUMMARY_ATOMS};
+#undef ATOM
+
+/** \endcond */
+
+struct global_list_info {
        uint32_t count;
        int ret;
        int osl_errno;
-       enum global_stats_flags flags;
+       struct format_info *fi;
+       regex_t *preg;
+       int inverse_matching;
 };
 
-enum user_stats_flags {
-       USF_PRINT_DIRNAME = 1,
-       USF_PRINT_BYTES = 2,
-       USF_PRINT_FILES = 4,
-       USF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY = 8,
+struct global_summary_info {
+       /** Global dir count. */
+       uint64_t num_dirs;
+       /** Global files count. */
+       uint64_t num_files;
+       /** Global bytes count. */
+       uint64_t num_bytes;
+       regex_t *preg;
+       int inverse_matching;
+       int ret;
+       int osl_errno;
 };
 
-struct user_stats_info {
+struct user_list_info {
        uint32_t count;
-       enum user_stats_flags flags;
+       struct user_info *ui;
+       struct format_info *fi;
+       regex_t *preg;
+       int inverse_matching;
        int ret;
        int osl_errno;
-       struct user_info *ui;
 };
 
-static const uint64_t size_unit_divisors[] = {
-       [size_unit_arg_b] = 1ULL,
-       [size_unit_arg_k] = 1024ULL,
-       [size_unit_arg_m] = 1024ULL * 1024ULL,
-       [size_unit_arg_g] = 1024ULL * 1024ULL * 1024ULL,
-       [size_unit_arg_t] = 1024ULL * 1024ULL * 1024ULL * 1024ULL,
+struct user_list_format_info {
+       struct format_info *fi;
+       struct format_info *header_fi;
+       struct format_info *trailer_fi;
 };
 
-static const uint64_t count_unit_divisors[] = {
-
-       [count_unit_arg_n] = 1ULL,
-       [count_unit_arg_k] = 1000ULL,
-       [count_unit_arg_m] = 1000ULL * 1000ULL,
-       [count_unit_arg_g] = 1000ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL,
-       [count_unit_arg_t] = 1000ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL,
+struct user_summary_info {
+       struct user_info *ui;
+       /** Total number of files owned by this user. */
+       uint64_t files;
+       /** Total number of bytes owned by this user. */
+       uint64_t bytes;
+       /** Total number of directories that contain at least one file */
+       uint64_t dirs;
+       int ret;
+       int osl_errno;
+       regex_t *preg;
+       int inverse_matching;
 };
 
-static const char size_unit_abbrevs[] = " BKMGT";
-static const char count_unit_abbrevs[] = "  kmgt";
-static enum enum_size_unit format_size_value(enum enum_size_unit unit,
-               uint64_t value, int print_unit, char *result)
-{
-       enum enum_size_unit u = unit;
-       char unit_buf[2] = "\0\0";
-
-       if (unit == size_unit_arg_h) /* human readable */
-               for (u = size_unit_arg_b; u < size_unit_arg_t &&
-                               value > size_unit_divisors[u + 1]; u++)
-                       ; /* nothing */
-       if (print_unit)
-               unit_buf[0] = size_unit_abbrevs[u];
-       sprintf(result, "%llu%s",
-               (long long unsigned)value / size_unit_divisors[u], unit_buf);
-       return u;
-}
-
-static enum enum_count_unit format_count_value(enum enum_count_unit unit,
-               uint64_t value, int print_unit, char *result)
-{
-       enum enum_count_unit u = unit;
-       char unit_buf[2] = "\0\0";
-
-       if (unit == count_unit_arg_h) /* human readable */
-               for (u = count_unit_arg_n; u < count_unit_arg_t &&
-                               value > count_unit_divisors[u + 1]; u++)
-                       ; /* nothing */
-       if (print_unit)
-               unit_buf[0] = count_unit_abbrevs[u];
-       sprintf(result, "%llu%s",
-               (long long unsigned)value / count_unit_divisors[u], unit_buf);
-       return u;
-}
+struct user_summary_loop_data {
+       unsigned num_admissible_users;
+       struct user_summary_info *usis;
+       struct user_summary_info *current;
+       struct format_info *fi;
+};
 
 static FILE *output_file;
 
@@ -174,157 +229,115 @@ static int get_dir_name_of_row(struct osl_row *dir_table_row, char **name)
        return get_dir_name_by_number((uint64_t *)obj.data, name);
 }
 
-static int user_stats_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
+static int get_dir_name_of_user_row(struct osl_row *user_table_row,
+               struct user_info *ui, char **dirname)
 {
-       struct user_stats_info *usi = data;
        struct osl_object obj;
-       int ret, summary = usi->flags & GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-       char formated_value[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE];
+       int ret = osl(osl_get_object(ui->table, user_table_row,
+               UT_DIR_NUM, &obj));
 
-       check_signals();
-       if (!usi->count && !summary) {
-               ret = -E_LOOP_COMPLETE;
-               goto err;
-       }
-       if (summary || (usi->count && (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_FILES))) {
-               uint64_t files;
-               ret = osl(osl_get_object(usi->ui->table, row, UT_FILES, &obj));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               files = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
-               if (usi->count && (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_FILES)) {
-                       format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, files,
-                               select_conf.count_unit_arg == count_unit_arg_h,
-                               formated_value);
-                       ret = output("\t%s%s", formated_value,
-                               (usi->flags & (USF_PRINT_BYTES | USF_PRINT_DIRNAME))?
-                                       "\t" : "\n");
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               goto err;
-               }
-               if (summary)
-                       usi->ui->files += files;
-       }
-       if (summary || (usi->count && (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_BYTES))) {
-               uint64_t bytes;
-               ret = osl(osl_get_object(usi->ui->table, row, UT_BYTES, &obj));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               bytes = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
-               if (usi->count && (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_BYTES)) {
-                       format_size_value(select_conf.size_unit_arg, bytes,
-                               select_conf.size_unit_arg == size_unit_arg_h,
-                               formated_value);
-                       ret = output("%s%s%s",
-                               (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_FILES)? "" : "\t",
-                               formated_value,
-                               usi->flags & USF_PRINT_DIRNAME?  "\t" : "\n"
-                       );
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               goto err;
-               }
-               if (summary) {
-                       usi->ui->bytes += bytes;
-                       usi->ui->dirs++;
-               }
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return get_dir_name_by_number((uint64_t *)obj.data, dirname);
+}
 
-       }
-       if (usi->count && (usi->flags & USF_PRINT_DIRNAME)) {
-               char *dirname;
-               ret = osl(osl_get_object(usi->ui->table, row, UT_DIR_NUM, &obj));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               ret = get_dir_name_by_number((uint64_t *)obj.data, &dirname);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               ret = output("%s%s\n",
-                       (usi->flags & (USF_PRINT_BYTES | USF_PRINT_FILES))? "" : "\t",
-                       dirname);
-               free(dirname);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-       }
-       if (usi->count > 0)
-               usi->count--;
+static int get_num_files_of_row(struct osl_row *row, uint64_t *num_files)
+{
+       struct osl_object obj;
+       int ret = osl(osl_get_object(dir_table, row, DT_FILES, &obj));
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       *num_files = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
        return 1;
-err:
-       usi->ret = ret;
-       usi->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
-       return -1;
 }
 
-static int global_stats_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
+static int get_num_user_files(struct osl_row *row, struct user_info *ui,
+               uint64_t *num_files)
 {
-       struct global_stats_info *gsi = data;
        struct osl_object obj;
-       char *dirname, formated_value[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE];
-       int ret, summary = gsi->flags & GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
+       int ret = osl(osl_get_object(ui->table, row, UT_FILES, &obj));
 
-       check_signals();
-       if (!gsi->count && !summary) {
-               ret = -E_LOOP_COMPLETE;
-               goto err;
-       }
-       if (summary || (gsi->count && (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_FILES))) {
-               uint64_t files;
-               ret = osl(osl_get_object(dir_table, row, DT_FILES, &obj));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               files = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
-               if (gsi->count && (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_FILES)) {
-                       format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, files,
-                               select_conf.count_unit_arg == count_unit_arg_h,
-                               formated_value);
-                       ret = output("\t%s%s", formated_value,
-                               (gsi->flags & (GSF_PRINT_BYTES | GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME))?
-                               "\t" : "\n");
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               goto err;
-               }
-               if (summary)
-                       num_files += files;
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       *num_files = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static int get_num_bytes_of_row(struct osl_row *row, uint64_t *num_bytes)
+{
+       struct osl_object obj;
+       int ret = osl(osl_get_object(dir_table, row, DT_BYTES, &obj));
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       *num_bytes = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static int get_num_user_bytes(struct osl_row *row, struct user_info *ui,
+               uint64_t *num_bytes)
+{
+       struct osl_object obj;
+       int ret = osl(osl_get_object(ui->table, row, UT_BYTES, &obj));
+
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       *num_bytes = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
+       return 1;
+}
+
+static void free_regex(regex_t *preg)
+{
+       if (!preg)
+               return;
+       regfree(preg);
+       free(preg);
+}
+
+static int compile_regex(regex_t **preg, int *invert)
+{
+       int ret;
+       size_t size;
+       char *buf, *p = select_conf.pattern_arg;
+
+       if (!select_conf.pattern_given || !p[0]) {
+               *preg = NULL;
+               return 0;
        }
-       if (summary || (gsi->count && (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_BYTES))) {
-               uint64_t bytes;
-               ret = osl(osl_get_object(dir_table, row, DT_BYTES, &obj));
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               bytes = *(uint64_t *)obj.data;
-               if (gsi->count && (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_BYTES)) {
-                       format_size_value(select_conf.size_unit_arg, bytes,
-                               select_conf.size_unit_arg == size_unit_arg_h,
-                               formated_value);
-                       ret = output("%s%s%s",
-                               (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_FILES)? "" : "\t",
-                               formated_value,
-                               (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME)? "\t" : "\n"
-                       );
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               goto err;
+       if (p[0] == '!') {
+               if (!p[1]) {
+                       *preg = NULL;
+                       return -E_REGEX;
                }
-               if (summary) {
-                       num_bytes += bytes;
-                       num_dirs++;
-               }
-       }
-       if (gsi->count && (gsi->flags & GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME)) {
-               ret = get_dir_name_of_row(row, &dirname);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-               ret = output("%s%s\n",
-                       (gsi->flags & (GSF_PRINT_BYTES | GSF_PRINT_FILES))? "" : "\t",
-                       dirname);
-               free(dirname);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto err;
-       }
-       if (gsi->count > 0)
-               gsi->count--;
+               *invert = 1;
+               p++;
+       } else
+               *invert = 0;
+       *preg = adu_malloc(sizeof(regex_t));
+       ret = regcomp(*preg, p, 0);
+       if (!ret)
+               return 1;
+       size = regerror(ret, *preg, NULL, 0);
+       buf = adu_malloc(size);
+       regerror(ret, *preg, buf, size);
+       ERROR_LOG("%s\n", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       free_regex(*preg);
+       *preg = NULL;
+       return -E_REGEX;
+}
+
+static int dir_is_admissible(char *dirname, regex_t *preg, int inverse_matching)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (!preg)
+               return 1;
+       ret = regexec(preg, dirname, 0, NULL, 0);
+       if (ret == REG_NOMATCH && !inverse_matching)
+               return 0;
+       if (ret != REG_NOMATCH && inverse_matching)
+               return 0;
        return 1;
-err:
-       gsi->ret = ret;
-       gsi->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
-       return -1;
 }
 
 static int check_loop_return(int ret, int loop_ret, int loop_osl_errno)
@@ -352,345 +365,690 @@ static int adu_loop_reverse(struct osl_table *t, unsigned col_num, void *private
        return check_loop_return(ret, *loop_ret, *loop_osl_errno);
 }
 
-static int print_global_summary(void)
+static int global_summary_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
 {
-       char d[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE], f[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE],
-               s[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE];
-       enum enum_count_unit ud, uf;
-       enum enum_size_unit us;
+       struct global_summary_info *gsi = data;
        int ret;
+       uint64_t num;
 
-       if (select_conf.no_global_summary_given)
-               return 1;
-       ud = format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, num_dirs, 0, d);
-       uf = format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, num_files, 0, f);
-       us = format_size_value(select_conf.size_unit_arg, num_bytes, 0, s);
-
-       if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-               ret = output("Global summary "
-                       "(dirs(%c)/files(%c)/size(%c))\n",
-                       count_unit_abbrevs[ud],
-                       count_unit_abbrevs[uf],
-                       size_unit_abbrevs[us]
-               );
+       if (gsi->preg) {
+               char *dirname;
+               ret = get_dir_name_of_row(row, &dirname);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto err;
+               ret = dir_is_admissible(dirname, gsi->preg, gsi->inverse_matching);
+               free(dirname);
+               if (!ret)
+                       return 1;
+       }
+
+       ret = get_num_files_of_row(row, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       gsi->num_files += num;
+
+       ret = get_num_bytes_of_row(row, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       gsi->num_bytes += num;
+       gsi->num_dirs++;
+       return 1;
+err:
+       gsi->ret = ret;
+       gsi->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int print_global_summary(struct format_info *fi)
+{
+       int ret;
+       char *buf;
+       struct global_summary_info gsi = {.num_dirs = 0};
+       char *header = select_conf.header_given? select_conf.header_arg :
+               "Global summary\n";
+
+       union atom_value values[] = {
+               [gsa_dirs] = {.num_value = 0ULL},
+               [gsa_files] = {.num_value =  0ULL},
+               [gsa_size] = {.num_value =  0ULL}
+       };
+
+       ret = compile_regex(&gsi.preg, &gsi.inverse_matching);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       ret = adu_loop_reverse(dir_table, DT_BYTES, &gsi,
+               global_summary_loop_function, &gsi.ret, &gsi.osl_errno);
+       free_regex(gsi.preg);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       values[gsa_dirs].num_value = (long long unsigned)gsi.num_dirs;
+       values[gsa_files].num_value = (long long unsigned)gsi.num_files;
+       values[gsa_size].num_value = (long long unsigned)gsi.num_bytes;
+
+       ret = output("%s", header);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       buf = format_items(fi, values);
+       ret = output("%s", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return output("%s", select_conf.trailer_arg);
+}
+
+static int user_summary_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
+{
+       struct user_summary_info *usi = data;
+       uint64_t num;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (usi->preg) {
+               char *dirname;
+               ret = get_dir_name_of_row(row, &dirname);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       goto err;
+               ret = dir_is_admissible(dirname, usi->preg, usi->inverse_matching);
+               free(dirname);
+               if (!ret)
+                       return 1;
        }
-       return output("\t%s\t%s\t%s\n\n", d, f, s);
+       ret = get_num_user_files(row, usi->ui, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       usi->files += num;
+       ret = get_num_user_bytes(row, usi->ui, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       usi->bytes += num;
+       usi->dirs++;
+       return 1;
+err:
+       usi->ret = ret;
+       usi->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static int print_user_summary_line(struct user_info *ui, __a_unused void *data)
+static int compute_user_summary(struct user_info *ui, void *data)
 {
-       char formated_dir_count[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE],
-               formated_file_count[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE],
-               formated_bytes[FORMATED_VALUE_SIZE ];
+       struct user_summary_loop_data *usld = data;
+       struct user_summary_info *usi = usld->current++;
+       int ret = compile_regex(&usi->preg, &usi->inverse_matching);
 
-       format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, ui->dirs,
-               select_conf.count_unit_arg == count_unit_arg_h,
-               formated_dir_count);
-       format_count_value(select_conf.count_unit_arg, ui->files,
-               select_conf.count_unit_arg == count_unit_arg_h,
-               formated_file_count);
-       format_size_value(select_conf.size_unit_arg, ui->bytes,
-               select_conf.size_unit_arg == size_unit_arg_h,
-               formated_bytes);
-       return output("\t%s\t%u\t%s\t%s\t%s\n",
-               ui->pw_name? ui->pw_name : "?",
-               (unsigned)ui->uid,
-               formated_dir_count,
-               formated_file_count,
-               formated_bytes
-       );
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       usi->ui = ui;
+       ret = adu_loop_reverse(ui->table, UT_BYTES, usi, user_summary_loop_function,
+               &usi->ret, &usi->osl_errno);
+       free_regex(usi->preg);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int print_user_summary_line(struct user_summary_info *usi,
+               struct format_info *fi)
+{
+       struct user_info *ui = usi->ui;
+       union atom_value values[] = {
+               [usa_pw_name] = {.string_value = ui->pw_name?
+                       ui->pw_name : "?"},
+               [usa_uid] = {.num_value = (long long unsigned)ui->uid},
+               [usa_dirs] = {.num_value = (long long unsigned)usi->dirs},
+               [usa_files] = {.num_value = (long long unsigned)usi->files},
+               [usa_size] = {.num_value =  (long long unsigned)usi->bytes}
+       };
+       char *buf = format_items(fi, values);
+       int ret = output("%s", buf);
+
+       free(buf);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int name_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       char *x = ((struct user_info *)a)->pw_name;
-       char *y = ((struct user_info *)b)->pw_name;
+       const struct user_summary_info *x = a, *y = b;
+       char *n1 = x->ui->pw_name;
+       char *n2 = y->ui->pw_name;
 
-       if (!x)
+       if (!n1)
                return 1;
-       if (!y)
+       if (!n2)
                return -1;
-       return strcmp(x, y);
+       return strcmp(n1, n2);
 }
 
 static int uid_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       return -NUM_COMPARE(((struct user_info *)a)->uid,
-               ((struct user_info *)b)->uid);
+       const struct user_summary_info *x = a, *y = b;
+       return -NUM_COMPARE(x->ui->uid, y->ui->uid);
 }
 
 static int dir_count_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       return NUM_COMPARE(((struct user_info *)a)->dirs,
-               ((struct user_info *)b)->dirs);
+       const struct user_summary_info *x = a, *y = b;
+       return NUM_COMPARE(x->dirs, y->dirs);
 }
 
 static int file_count_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       return NUM_COMPARE(((struct user_info *)a)->files,
-               ((struct user_info *)b)->files);
+       const struct user_summary_info *x = a, *y = b;
+       return NUM_COMPARE(x->files, y->files);
 }
 
 static int size_comp(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-       return NUM_COMPARE(((struct user_info *)a)->bytes,
-               ((struct user_info *)b)->bytes);
+       const struct user_summary_info *x = a, *y = b;
+       return NUM_COMPARE(x->bytes, y->bytes);
 }
 
-/*
- * The comparators for sorting the user summary.
- *
- * This is an array of pointers to functions taking two constant void *
- * pointers and returning an int.
- */
-static int (*summary_comparators[])(const void *, const void *) = {
-       [user_summary_sort_arg_name] = name_comp,
-       [user_summary_sort_arg_uid] = uid_comp,
-       [user_summary_sort_arg_dir_count] = dir_count_comp,
-       [user_summary_sort_arg_file_count] = file_count_comp,
-       [user_summary_sort_arg_size] = size_comp,
-};
+static int count_admissible_users(__a_unused struct user_info *ui, void *data)
+{
+       struct user_summary_loop_data *usld = data;
+       usld->num_admissible_users++;
+       return 1;
+}
 
-static int print_user_summary(void)
+static int print_user_summary(struct format_info *fi)
 {
-       if (select_conf.no_user_summary_given)
+       int i, ret;
+       int (*comp)(const void *a, const void *b);
+       struct user_summary_loop_data usld = { .fi = fi};
+       char *header = select_conf.header_given? select_conf.header_arg :
+               "User summary\n";
+
+       ret = output("%s", header);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       ret = for_each_admissible_user(count_admissible_users, &usld);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (usld.num_admissible_users == 0)
                return 1;
-       if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-               int ret = output("User summary "
-                       "(pw_name/uid/dirs%s/files%s/size%s):\n",
-                       count_unit_buf, count_unit_buf, size_unit_buf);
+       usld.usis = adu_calloc(usld.num_admissible_users
+               * sizeof(struct user_summary_info));
+       usld.current = usld.usis;
+       ret = for_each_admissible_user(compute_user_summary, &usld);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out;
+       switch (select_conf.user_summary_sort_arg) {
+       case user_summary_sort_arg_name:
+               comp = name_comp;
+               break;
+       case user_summary_sort_arg_uid:
+               comp = uid_comp;
+               break;
+       case user_summary_sort_arg_dir_count:
+               comp = dir_count_comp;
+               break;
+       case user_summary_sort_arg_file_count:
+               comp = file_count_comp;
+               break;
+       case user_summary_sort_arg_size:
+               comp = size_comp;
+               break;
+       default: /* this should never happen, but anyway */
+               comp = size_comp;
+               break;
+       }
+       qsort(usld.usis, usld.num_admissible_users,
+               sizeof(struct user_summary_info), comp);
+       for (i = 0; i < usld.num_admissible_users; i++) {
+               if (select_conf.limit_arg >= 0 && i > select_conf.limit_arg)
+                       break;
+               ret = print_user_summary_line(usld.usis + i, usld.fi);
                if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto out;
        }
-       sort_hash_table(summary_comparators[select_conf.user_summary_sort_arg]);
-       return for_each_admissible_user(print_user_summary_line, NULL);
+       ret = output("%s", select_conf.trailer_arg);
+out:
+       free(usld.usis);
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static int print_user_list(struct user_info *ui, __a_unused void *data)
+static int user_list_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
 {
+       struct user_list_info *uli = data;
+       union atom_value values[] = {
+               [ula_pw_name] = {.string_value = uli->ui->pw_name?
+                       uli->ui->pw_name : "?"},
+               [ula_uid] = {.num_value = (long long unsigned)uli->ui->uid},
+               [ula_files] = {.num_value = 0ULL},
+               [ula_size] = {.num_value =  0ULL},
+               [ula_dirname] = {.string_value = NULL}
+       };
+       uint64_t num;
        int ret;
-       struct user_stats_info usi;
-       enum enum_user_list ula = select_conf.user_list_arg;
-       int print_size_list = (ula == user_list_arg_size
-               || ula == user_list_arg_both);
-
-       if (print_size_list) {
-               usi.count = select_conf.limit_arg;
-               usi.ui = ui;
-               usi.flags = USF_PRINT_DIRNAME | USF_PRINT_BYTES | USF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-               if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-                       ret = output("%s (uid %u), by size%s:\n",
-                               ui->pw_name? ui->pw_name : "?", (unsigned)ui->uid,
-                               size_unit_buf);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               return ret;
-               }
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(ui->table, UT_BYTES, &usi, user_stats_loop_function,
-                       &usi.ret, &usi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               ret = output("\n");
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
-       if (ula == user_list_arg_file_count || ula == user_list_arg_both) {
-               if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-                       ret = output("%s (uid %u), by file count%s:\n",
-                               ui->pw_name? ui->pw_name : "?", (unsigned)ui->uid,
-                               count_unit_buf);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               return ret;
-               }
-               usi.count = select_conf.limit_arg,
-               usi.ui = ui;
-               usi.flags = USF_PRINT_DIRNAME | USF_PRINT_FILES;
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(ui->table, UT_FILES, &usi, user_stats_loop_function,
-                       &usi.ret, &usi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               ret = output("\n");
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
-       if (ula == user_list_arg_none && !select_conf.no_user_summary_given) {
-               usi.count = select_conf.limit_arg;
-               usi.ui = ui;
-               usi.flags = USF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(ui->table, UT_FILES, &usi, user_stats_loop_function,
-                       &usi.ret, &usi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
+       char *dirname = NULL, *buf;
+
+       check_signals();
+       ret = -E_LOOP_COMPLETE;
+       if (!uli->count)
+               goto err;
+
+       ret = get_dir_name_of_user_row(row, uli->ui, &dirname);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       if (!dir_is_admissible(dirname, uli->preg, uli->inverse_matching)) {
+               free(dirname);
+               return 1;
        }
-       return 1;
+       values[ula_dirname].string_value = dirname;
+
+       ret = get_num_user_files(row, uli->ui, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       values[ula_files].num_value = num;
+
+       ret = get_num_user_bytes(row, uli->ui, &num);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       values[ula_size].num_value = num;
+
+       buf = format_items(uli->fi, values);
+       free(dirname);
+       dirname = NULL;
+       ret = output("%s", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       uli->count--;
+       return ret;
+err:
+       free(dirname);
+       uli->ret = ret;
+       uli->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static int print_user_lists(void)
+static int print_user_list(struct user_info *ui, void *data)
 {
-       return for_each_admissible_user(print_user_list, NULL);
+       struct user_list_format_info *ulfi = data;
+       int ret;
+       enum user_table_columns sort_column;
+       struct user_list_info uli = {
+               .ui = ui,
+               .fi = ulfi->fi,
+               .count = select_conf.limit_arg
+       };
+       union atom_value header_trailer_values[] = {
+               [ulha_uid] = {.num_value = (long long unsigned)ui->uid},
+               [ulha_pw_name] = {.string_value = ui->pw_name?
+                       ui->pw_name : "?"}
+       };
+       char *buf = format_items(ulfi->header_fi, header_trailer_values);
+
+       ret = output("%s", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       if (select_conf.list_sort_arg == list_sort_arg_file_count)
+               sort_column = UT_FILES;
+       else
+               sort_column = UT_BYTES;
+
+       ret = compile_regex(&uli.preg, &uli.inverse_matching);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       ret = adu_loop_reverse(ui->table, sort_column, &uli,
+               user_list_loop_function, &uli.ret, &uli.osl_errno);
+       free_regex(uli.preg);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       buf = format_items(ulfi->trailer_fi, header_trailer_values);
+       ret = output("%s", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static int print_global_lists(void)
+static int print_user_lists(struct format_info *fi)
 {
-       struct global_stats_info gsi;
+       struct user_list_format_info ulfi = {.fi = fi};
+       char *header_fmt = select_conf.header_given?
+               select_conf.header_arg : "uid %(uid)(%(pw_name)):\n";
+       char *trailer_fmt = select_conf.trailer_arg;
+       int ret = parse_format_string(header_fmt,
+               user_list_header_trailer_atoms, &ulfi.header_fi);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       ret = parse_format_string(trailer_fmt,
+               user_list_header_trailer_atoms, &ulfi.trailer_fi);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       ret = for_each_admissible_user(print_user_list, &ulfi);
+       free_format_info(ulfi.header_fi);
+       free_format_info(ulfi.trailer_fi);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int global_list_loop_function(struct osl_row *row, void *data)
+{
+       struct global_list_info *gli = data;
+       union atom_value values[] = {
+               [gla_size] = {.num_value = 0ULL},
+               [gla_files] = {.num_value =  0ULL},
+               [gla_dirname] = {.string_value = NULL}
+       };
+       uint64_t num_files, num_bytes;
+       char *dirname = NULL, *buf;
        int ret;
-       enum enum_global_list gla = select_conf.global_list_arg;
-       int print_size_list = (gla == global_list_arg_size
-               || gla == global_list_arg_both);
-
-       if (print_size_list) {
-               gsi.count = select_conf.limit_arg;
-               gsi.flags = GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME | GSF_PRINT_BYTES | GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-               if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-                       ret = output("By size%s:\n", size_unit_buf);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               return ret;
-               }
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(dir_table, DT_BYTES, &gsi,
-                       global_stats_loop_function, &gsi.ret, &gsi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               ret = output("\n");
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
-       if (gla == global_list_arg_file_count || gla == global_list_arg_both) {
-               gsi.count = select_conf.limit_arg;
-               gsi.flags = GSF_PRINT_DIRNAME | GSF_PRINT_FILES;
-               if (!print_size_list)
-                       gsi.flags |= GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-               if (!select_conf.no_headers_given) {
-                       ret = output("By file count%s:\n", count_unit_buf);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               return ret;
-               }
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(dir_table, DT_FILES, &gsi,
-                       global_stats_loop_function, &gsi.ret, &gsi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-               ret = output("\n");
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
-       }
-       if (gla == global_list_arg_none && !select_conf.no_global_summary_given) {
-               /* must compute summary */
-               gsi.count = select_conf.limit_arg;
-               gsi.flags = GSF_COMPUTE_SUMMARY;
-               ret = adu_loop_reverse(dir_table, DT_FILES, &gsi,
-                       global_stats_loop_function, &gsi.ret, &gsi.osl_errno);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
+
+       check_signals();
+       ret = -E_LOOP_COMPLETE;
+       if (!gli->count)
+               goto err;
+
+       ret = get_dir_name_of_row(row, &dirname);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       if (!dir_is_admissible(dirname, gli->preg, gli->inverse_matching)) {
+               free(dirname);
+               return 1;
        }
-       return 1;
+       values[gla_dirname].string_value = dirname;
+
+       ret = get_num_files_of_row(row, &num_files);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       values[gla_files].num_value = (long long unsigned)num_files;
+
+       ret = get_num_bytes_of_row(row, &num_bytes);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       values[gla_size].num_value = (long long unsigned)num_bytes;
+
+       buf = format_items(gli->fi, values);
+       free(dirname);
+       dirname = NULL;
+       ret = output("%s", buf);
+       free(buf);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+       if (gli->count > 0)
+               gli->count--;
+       return ret;
+err:
+       free(dirname);
+       gli->ret = ret;
+       gli->osl_errno = (ret == -E_OSL)? osl_errno : 0;
+       return -1;
 }
 
-static int print_statistics(void)
+static int print_global_list(struct format_info *fi)
 {
        int ret;
+       enum dir_table_columns sort_column;
+       struct global_list_info gli = {
+               .fi = fi,
+               .count = select_conf.limit_arg
+       };
+       char *header = select_conf.header_given?
+               select_conf.header_arg : "Global list\n";
 
-       ret = print_global_lists();
+       ret = output("%s", header);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       ret = print_global_summary();
+       if (select_conf.list_sort_arg == list_sort_arg_file_count)
+               sort_column = DT_FILES;
+       else
+               sort_column = DT_BYTES;
+       ret = compile_regex(&gli.preg, &gli.inverse_matching);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       ret = print_user_lists();
+       ret = adu_loop_reverse(dir_table, sort_column, &gli,
+               global_list_loop_function, &gli.ret, &gli.osl_errno);
+       free_regex(gli.preg);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       ret = print_user_summary();
+       return output("%s", select_conf.trailer_arg);
+}
+
+static int print_statistics(struct format_info *fi)
+{
+       switch (select_conf.select_mode_arg) {
+       case select_mode_arg_global_list:
+               return print_global_list(fi);
+       case select_mode_arg_global_summary:
+               return print_global_summary(fi);
+       case select_mode_arg_user_list:
+               return print_user_lists(fi);
+       case select_mode_arg_user_summary:
+               return print_user_summary(fi);
+       default:
+               ERROR_LOG("bad select mode\n");
+               return -ERRNO_TO_ERROR(EINVAL);
+       };
+}
+
+static int open_pipe(char *path)
+{
+       int p[2], ret;
+       char **argv;
+
+       ret = pipe(p);
        if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-       return 1;
+               return ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
+       ret = fork();
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
+       if (ret) { /* parent */
+               DEBUG_LOG("created process %d\n", ret);
+               close(p[0]);
+               output_file = fdopen(p[1], "w");
+               if (!output_file)
+                       return ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
+               return 1;
+       }
+       close(p[1]);
+       if (p[0] != STDIN_FILENO)
+               dup2(p[0], STDIN_FILENO);
+       DEBUG_LOG("executing %s\n", path);
+       split_args(path, &argv, " \t");
+       execvp(argv[0], argv);
+       ERROR_LOG("error executing %s: %s\n", path,
+               adu_strerror(ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno)));
+       _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-static int read_uid_file(struct uid_range *admissible_uids)
+static int open_output_stream(void)
 {
-       size_t size;
-       uint32_t n;
-       char *filename = get_uid_list_name(), *map;
-       int ret = mmap_full_file(filename, O_RDONLY, (void **)&map, &size, NULL);
-       unsigned bits;
+       char *p;
+       int ret, flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT;
 
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               INFO_LOG("failed to map %s\n", filename);
-               free(filename);
-               return ret;
+       if (!select_conf.output_given)
+               goto use_stdout;
+       p = select_conf.output_arg;
+       switch (p[0]) {
+       case '\0': /* empty string */
+               goto bad_output_arg;
+       case '-':
+               if (!p[1]) /* "-" means stdout */
+                       goto use_stdout;
+               /* string starting with a dash */
+               flags |= O_EXCL;
+               goto open_file;
+       case '>':
+               if (!p[1]) /* ">" is invalid */
+                       goto bad_output_arg;
+               if (p[1] != '>') {
+                       p++;
+                       flags |= O_TRUNC;
+                       goto open_file;
+               }
+               /* string starting with ">>" */
+               if (!p[2]) /* ">>" is invalid */
+                       goto bad_output_arg;
+               flags |= O_APPEND;
+               p += 2;
+               goto open_file;
+       case '|':
+               if (!p[1]) /* "|" is invalid */
+                       goto bad_output_arg;
+               p++;
+               return open_pipe(p);
+       default: /* args starts with no magic character */
+               flags |= O_EXCL;
+               goto open_file;
        }
-       num_uids = size / 4;
-       INFO_LOG("found %u uids in %s\n", (unsigned)num_uids, filename);
-       free(filename);
+use_stdout:
+       output_file = stdout;
+       return 1;
+bad_output_arg:
+       output_file = NULL;
+       return -E_BAD_OUTPUT_ARG;
+open_file:
        /*
-        * Compute number of hash table bits. The hash table size must be a
-        * power of two and larger than the number of uids.
+        * glibc's 'x' mode to fopen is not portable, so use open() and
+        * fdopen().
         */
-       bits = 2;
-       while (1 << bits < num_uids)
-               bits++;
-       create_hash_table(bits);
-       for (n = 0; n < num_uids; n++) {
-               uint32_t uid = read_u32(map + n * sizeof(uid));
-               ret = search_uid(uid, admissible_uids, OPEN_USER_TABLE, NULL);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       goto out;
-       }
-out:
-       adu_munmap(map, size);
-       return ret;
+       ret = open(p, flags, 0644);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return -ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
+       output_file = fdopen(ret, "w");
+       if (!output_file)
+               return -ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
+       return 1;
 }
 
-int run_select_query(struct uid_range *admissible_uids)
+/**
+ * Execute a select query.
+ *
+ * \param admissible_uids User IDs to take into account.
+ * \param fi Format information.
+ *
+ * Called once in select mode or for each \a run command in interactive mode.
+ *
+ * Open the output stream and the dir table if not already open. For each
+ * admissible uid, the user table is opened if necessary. After these
+ * preparations, the output according to \a select_mode and \a fi is written to
+ * the output stream.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
+int run_select_query(struct uid_range *admissible_uids, struct format_info *fi)
 {
-       int ret;
-
-       if (select_conf.output_given && strcmp(select_conf.output_arg, "-")) {
-               output_file = fopen(select_conf.output_arg, "w");
-               if (!output_file)
-                       return -ERRNO_TO_ERROR(errno);
-       } else
-               output_file = stdout;
-
-       if (select_conf.count_unit_arg != count_unit_arg_h)
-               count_unit_buf[1] = count_unit_abbrevs[select_conf.count_unit_arg];
-       else
-               count_unit_buf[0] = '\0';
-       if (select_conf.size_unit_arg != size_unit_arg_h)
-               size_unit_buf[1] = size_unit_abbrevs[select_conf.size_unit_arg];
-       else
-               size_unit_buf[0] = '\0';
+       int ret = open_output_stream();
 
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto out;
        ret = open_dir_table(0);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        check_signals();
-       ret = read_uid_file(admissible_uids);
+       ret = open_admissible_user_tables(admissible_uids);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
        check_signals();
-       ret = print_statistics();
+       ret = print_statistics(fi);
 out:
-       close_all_tables();
-       if (output_file != stdout)
+       if (output_file && output_file != stdout) {
                fclose(output_file);
+               output_file = NULL;
+       }
        return ret;
 }
 
-/* return: < 0: error, >0: OK, == 0: help given */
+/** Default format string for global_list mode. */
+#define GLOBAL_LIST_DFLT_FMT "%(size:r:8) %(files:r:8) %(dirname)\n"
+/** Default format string for global_summary mode. */
+#define GLOBAL_SUMMARY_DFLT_FMT "#directories: %(dirs), #files: %(files), size: %(size)\n"
+/** Default format string for user_list mode. */
+#define USER_LIST_DFLT_FMT "%(size:r:5) %(files:r:5) %(dirname)\n"
+/** Default format string for user_summary mode. */
+#define USER_SUMMARY_DFLT_FMT "%(pw_name:l:16) %(uid:r:6) %(dirs:r:5) %(files:r:5) %(size:r:5)\n"
+
+static int setup_format_string(char *fmt, struct format_info **fi)
+{
+       struct atom *atoms;
+
+       if (!fmt)
+               INFO_LOG("using default format string\n");
+       switch (select_conf.select_mode_arg) {
+       case select_mode_arg_global_list:
+               if (!fmt)
+                       fmt = GLOBAL_LIST_DFLT_FMT;
+               atoms = global_list_atoms;
+               break;
+       case select_mode_arg_global_summary:
+               if (!fmt)
+                       fmt = GLOBAL_SUMMARY_DFLT_FMT;
+               atoms = global_summary_atoms;
+               break;
+       case select_mode_arg_user_list:
+               if (!fmt)
+                       fmt = USER_LIST_DFLT_FMT;
+               atoms = user_list_atoms;
+               break;
+       case select_mode_arg_user_summary:
+               if (!fmt)
+                       fmt = USER_SUMMARY_DFLT_FMT;
+               atoms = user_summary_atoms;
+               break;
+       default:
+               ERROR_LOG("bad select mode\n");
+               return -ERRNO_TO_ERROR(EINVAL);
+       };
+       INFO_LOG("format string: %s\n", fmt);
+       return parse_format_string(fmt, atoms, fi);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse a given format string.
+ *
+ * \param string The format string to parse.
+ * \param params gengetopt parameters.
+ * \param admissible_uids The array of admissible uid ranges.
+ * \param fi The format info to be used with format_items().
+ *
+ * If \a string is not \p NULL, it is broken down into its components using
+ * \ref create_argv() and the resulting argument vector is passed together with
+ * \a params to gengetopt's command line parser. If --help or --detailed-help
+ * was specified in \a string, the corresponding help text is printed and the
+ * function returns zero.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, any --uid or --user options are parsed and transformed into an
+ * array of admissible uids which is returned via \a admissible_uids.
+ *
+ * Finally, the format string given by --format (or the default format string
+ * for the given select mode if no --format option was given in \a string) is
+ * parsed as well resulting in a format_info structure which is returned via
+ * \a fi. The caller uses the \a fi pointer later to format each output line.
+ *
+ * \return Negative on errors, zero if --help or --detailed-help was given,
+ * positive otherwise.
+ *
+ * \sa format_items().
+ */
 int parse_select_options(char *string, struct select_cmdline_parser_params *params,
-               struct uid_range **admissible_uids)
+               struct uid_range **admissible_uids, struct format_info **fi)
 {
-       int ret;
+       int ret, num_uid_ranges;
        const char **line;
+       char *fmt = NULL;
 
-       if (select_cmdline_parser_string_ext(string, &select_conf, "select",
-                       params))
-               return -E_SYNTAX;
+       if (string) {
+               int argc;
+               char **argv;
+
+               ret = create_argv(string, &argv);
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       return ret;
+               argc = ret;
+               ret = select_cmdline_parser_ext(argc, argv, &select_conf, params);
+               free_argv(argv);
+               if (ret)
+                       return -E_SYNTAX;
+               if (select_conf.help_given || select_conf.detailed_help_given)
+                       goto help;
+               fmt = select_conf.format_arg;
+       }
        ret = parse_uid_arg(select_conf.uid_arg, admissible_uids);
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
-       if (!select_conf.help_given && !select_conf.detailed_help_given)
-               return 1;
-
+       num_uid_ranges = ret;
+       ret = append_users(select_conf.user_arg, select_conf.user_given,
+               admissible_uids, num_uid_ranges);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+       return setup_format_string(fmt, fi);
+help:
        line = select_conf.detailed_help_given?
                select_args_info_detailed_help : select_args_info_help;
        if (!output_file)
@@ -703,23 +1061,34 @@ int parse_select_options(char *string, struct select_cmdline_parser_params *para
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Main function for select mode.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
 int com_select(void)
 {
        struct uid_range *admissible_uids = NULL;
+       int ret;
+       struct format_info *fi;
+       struct select_cmdline_parser_params params = {
+               .override = 1,
+               .initialize = 1,
+               .check_required = 1,
+               .check_ambiguity = 1,
+               .print_errors = 1
+       };
 
-       if (conf.select_options_given) {
-               int ret;
-               struct select_cmdline_parser_params params = {
-                       .override = 1,
-                       .initialize = 1,
-                       .check_required = 1,
-                       .check_ambiguity = 1,
-                       .print_errors = 1
-               };
-               ret = parse_select_options(conf.select_options_arg, &params,
-                       &admissible_uids);
-               if (ret <= 0) /* do not run query if help was given */
-                       return ret;
+       ret = parse_select_options(conf.select_options_arg, &params,
+               &admissible_uids, &fi);
+       if (ret > 0) {
+               ret = read_uid_file();
+               if (ret < 0)
+                       goto out;
+               ret = run_select_query(admissible_uids, fi);
+               free_format_info(fi);
        }
-       return run_select_query(admissible_uids);
+out:
+       select_cmdline_parser_free(&select_conf);
+       return ret;
 }