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csvformat — Convert a CSV file to a custom output format. Included in csvkit. More information: <https://csvkit.
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csvformat command: Convert a CSV file to a custom output format. Included in csvkit. More information: <https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvformat.html>.Solution
csvformat — Convert a CSV file to a custom output format. Included in csvkit. More information: <https://csvkit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripts/csvformat.html>.Convert to a tab-delimited file (TSV):
csvformat {{[-T|--out-tabs]}} {{data.csv}}Convert delimiters to a custom character:
csvformat {{[-D|--out-delimiter]}} "{{custom_character}}" {{data.csv}}Convert line endings to carriage return (^M) + line feed:
csvformat {{[-M|--out-lineterminator]}} "{{\r\n}}" {{data.csv}}Minimize use of quote characters:
csvformat {{[-U|--out-quoting]}} 0 {{data.csv}}Maximize use of quote characters:
csvformat {{[-U|--out-quoting]}} 1 {{data.csv}}Code Snippets
Convert to a tab-delimited file (TSV)
csvformat {{[-T|--out-tabs]}} {{data.csv}}Convert delimiters to a custom character
csvformat {{[-D|--out-delimiter]}} "{{custom_character}}" {{data.csv}}Convert line endings to carriage return (^M) + line feed
csvformat {{[-M|--out-lineterminator]}} "{{\r\n}}" {{data.csv}}Minimize use of quote characters
csvformat {{[-U|--out-quoting]}} 0 {{data.csv}}Maximize use of quote characters
csvformat {{[-U|--out-quoting]}} 1 {{data.csv}}Context
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