NAME

       csvformat - manual page for csvformat 1.4.0

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] [-E] [-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.

   options:
       -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.

       -E, --skip-header
              Do not output a header row.

       -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 --out-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.

csvformat 1.4.0                                   February 2024                                     CSVFORMAT(1)