NAME

       csvformat - manual page for csvformat 1.0.7

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] [-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.

       -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 --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.