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| CSVFORMAT(1) | User Commands | CSVFORMAT(1) |
NAME¶
csvformat - manual page for csvformat 1.0.7
DESCRIPTION¶
usage: csvformat [-h] [-d DELIMITER] [-t] [-q QUOTECHAR] [-u {0,1,2,3}] [-b]
- [-p ESCAPECHAR] [-z FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT] [-e ENCODING] [-S] [-H] [-K SKIP_LINES] [-v] [-l] [--zero] [-V] [-D OUT_DELIMITER] [-T] [-Q OUT_QUOTECHAR] [-U {0,1,2,3}] [-B] [-P OUT_ESCAPECHAR] [-M OUT_LINETERMINATOR] [FILE]
Convert a CSV file to a custom output format.
positional arguments:¶
- FILE
- The CSV file to operate on. If omitted, will accept input as piped data via STDIN.
optional arguments:¶
- -h, --help
- show this help message and exit
- -d DELIMITER, --delimiter DELIMITER
- Delimiting character of the input CSV file.
- -t, --tabs
- Specify that the input CSV file is delimited with tabs. Overrides "-d".
- -q QUOTECHAR, --quotechar QUOTECHAR
- Character used to quote strings in the input CSV file.
- -u {0,1,2,3}, --quoting {0,1,2,3}
- Quoting style used in the input CSV file. 0 = Quote Minimal, 1 = Quote All, 2 = Quote Non-numeric, 3 = Quote None.
- -b, --no-doublequote
- Whether or not double quotes are doubled in the input CSV file.
- -p ESCAPECHAR, --escapechar ESCAPECHAR
- Character used to escape the delimiter if --quoting 3 ("Quote None") is specified and to escape the QUOTECHAR if --no-doublequote is specified.
- -z FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT, --maxfieldsize FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT
- Maximum length of a single field in the input CSV file.
- -e ENCODING, --encoding ENCODING
- Specify the encoding of the input CSV file.
- -S, --skipinitialspace
- Ignore whitespace immediately following the delimiter.
- -H, --no-header-row
- Specify that the input CSV file has no header row. Will create default headers (a,b,c,...).
- -K SKIP_LINES, --skip-lines SKIP_LINES
- Specify the number of initial lines to skip before the header row (e.g. comments, copyright notices, empty rows).
- -v, --verbose
- Print detailed tracebacks when errors occur.
- -l, --linenumbers
- Insert a column of line numbers at the front of the output. Useful when piping to grep or as a simple primary key.
- --zero
- When interpreting or displaying column numbers, use zero-based numbering instead of the default 1-based numbering.
- -V, --version
- Display version information and exit.
- -D OUT_DELIMITER, --out-delimiter OUT_DELIMITER
- Delimiting character of the output CSV file.
- -T, --out-tabs
- Specify that the output CSV file is delimited with tabs. Overrides "-D".
- -Q OUT_QUOTECHAR, --out-quotechar OUT_QUOTECHAR
- Character used to quote strings in the output CSV file.
- -U {0,1,2,3}, --out-quoting {0,1,2,3}
- Quoting style used in the output CSV file. 0 = Quote Minimal, 1 = Quote All, 2 = Quote Non-numeric, 3 = Quote None.
- -B, --out-no-doublequote
- Whether or not double quotes are doubled in the output CSV file.
- -P OUT_ESCAPECHAR, --out-escapechar OUT_ESCAPECHAR
- Character used to escape the delimiter in the output CSV file if --quoting 3 ("Quote None") is specified and to escape the QUOTECHAR if --no-doublequote is specified.
- -M OUT_LINETERMINATOR, --out-lineterminator OUT_LINETERMINATOR
- Character used to terminate lines in the output CSV file.
SEE ALSO¶
The full documentation for csvformat is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csvformat programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info csvformat
should give you access to the complete manual.
| March 2022 | csvformat 1.0.7 |