NAME

       csvstack - manual page for csvstack 1.4.0

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 ...]

       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 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.

       -g GROUPS, --groups GROUPS
              A comma-separated list of values to add as "grouping factors", one per CSV  being  stacked.  These
              are  added  to  the output as a new column. You may specify a name for the new 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.

csvstack 1.4.0                                    February 2024                                      CSVSTACK(1)