NAME

       csvstack - manual page for csvstack 1.0.2

DESCRIPTION

       usage: csvstack [-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] [-g GROUPS] [-n GROUP_NAME] [--filenames] FILE [FILE ...]

       Stack up the rows from multiple CSV files, optionally adding a grouping value.

   positional arguments:
       FILE   The CSV file(s) to operate on. If omitted, will accept input on 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 (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.

       -g GROUPS, --groups GROUPS
              A comma-separated list of values to add as "grouping factors",  one  for  each  CSV
              being  stacked.  These  will  be  added to the stacked CSV as a new column. You may
              specify a name for the grouping column using the -n flag.

       -n GROUP_NAME, --group-name GROUP_NAME
              A name for the grouping column, e.g. "year". Only used when also specifying -g.

       --filenames
              Use the filename of each input file as its grouping value. When specified, -g  will
              be ignored.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for csvstack is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       csvstack programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info csvstack

       should give you access to the complete manual.