csvcut
csvcut
TLDR
Print indices and names of all columns
Extract the first and third columns
Extract all columns **except** the fourth one
Extract the columns named "id" and "first name" (in that order)
DESCRIPTION
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.
positional arguments:
- FILE
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The CSV file to operate on. If omitted, will accept input as piped data via STDIN.
optional arguments:
- -h, --help
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show this help message and exit
- -d DELIMITER, --delimiter DELIMITER
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Delimiting character of the input CSV file.
- -t, --tabs
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Specify that the input CSV file is delimited with tabs. Overrides "-d".
- -q QUOTECHAR, --quotechar QUOTECHAR
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Character used to quote strings in the input CSV file.
- -u {0,1,2,3}, --quoting {0,1,2,3}
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Quoting style used in the input CSV file. 0 = Quote Minimal, 1 = Quote All, 2 = Quote Non-numeric, 3 = Quote None.
- -b, --no-doublequote
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Whether or not double quotes are doubled in the input CSV file.
- -p ESCAPECHAR, --escapechar ESCAPECHAR
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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
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Maximum length of a single field in the input CSV file.
- -e ENCODING, --encoding ENCODING
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Specify the encoding of the input CSV file.
- -S, --skipinitialspace
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Ignore whitespace immediately following the delimiter.
- -H, --no-header-row
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Specify that the input CSV file has no header row. Will create default headers (a,b,c,...).
- -K SKIP_LINES, --skip-lines SKIP_LINES
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Specify the number of initial lines to skip before the header row (e.g. comments, copyright notices, empty rows).
- -v, --verbose
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Print detailed tracebacks when errors occur.
- -l, --linenumbers
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Insert a column of line numbers at the front of the output. Useful when piping to grep or as a simple primary key.
- --zero
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When interpreting or displaying column numbers, use zero-based numbering instead of the default 1-based numbering.
- -V, --version
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Display version information and exit.
- -n, --names
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Display column names and indices from the input CSV and exit.
- -c COLUMNS, --columns COLUMNS
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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
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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
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After cutting, delete rows which are completely empty.
SEE ALSO
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.