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NAME
csvstack - manual page for csvstack 1.5.0
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.