csvclean
csvclean
TLDR
Clean a CSV file
List locations of syntax errors in a CSV file
DESCRIPTION
usage: csvclean [-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] [FILE]
Fix common errors in a CSV file.
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.
- -n, --dry-run
Do not create output files. Information about what would have been done will be printed to STDERR.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for csvclean is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csvclean programs are properly installed at your site, the command info csvclean should give you access to the complete manual.
