csvformat - manual page for csvformat 1.0.7
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.
- 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.
- -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.
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.