csvcut - manual page for csvcut 1.0.5
usage: csvcut [-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] [-n] [-c COLUMNS] [-C NOT_COLUMNS]
[-x] [FILE]
Filter and truncate CSV files. Like the Unix "cut"
command, but for tabular data.
- FILE
- The CSV file to operate on. If omitted, will accept input as piped data
via STDIN.
- -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.
- -n, --names
- Display column names and indices from the input CSV and exit.
- -c COLUMNS, --columns
COLUMNS
- A comma separated list of column indices, names or ranges to be extracted,
e.g. "1,id,3-5". Defaults to all columns.
- -C NOT_COLUMNS,
--not-columns NOT_COLUMNS
- A comma separated list of column indices, names or ranges to be excluded,
e.g. "1,id,3-5". Defaults to no columns.
- -x,
--delete-empty-rows
- After cutting, delete rows which are completely empty.
The full documentation for csvcut is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the info and csvcut programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
- info csvcut
should give you access to the complete manual.