CSV2REC(1)

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version 1.9 · 4 versions
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💖 CSV2REC(1) — csv to rec converter 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the CSV2REC(1) page, filed under User Commands in section 1 of the manual. this is the glow-up your boring spreadsheet data has been waiting for, no cap. ✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

csv2rec [OPTIONS]... [CSV_FILE]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. options, then optionally a file, and we're off. 🦋

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Convert csv data into rec data. that's the whole personality. it takes your comma-separated little guys and turns them into recutils records, and honestly? iconic.

here are the options, and yes we're going through all of them because i love you:

  • -t, --type=TYPE — this is the type name for the converted records. so like, whatever TYPE you pass in becomes the type of the records we make. BUT — and listen — if you don't pass this parameter at all, then no type is used. that's the default, periodt.
  • -s, --strict — be strict when parsing the csv file. like, we're not playing around, we're reading this file with our full chest and enforcing the rules. 💅
  • -e, --omit-empty — omit empty fields. bye bye blank bits, you will not be missed, we simply don't have room for you in this record. 🙈
  • --help — print a help message and exit. the classic. when in doubt, ask for help and then dip. 🫶
  • --version — show version and exit. little flex, then we're out. 👑

✨ AUTHOR ✨

Written by Jose E. Marchesi. we love a legend. 🎀

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found something cursed? don't suffer in silence, tell the devs:

Copyright © 2010-2020 Jose E. Marchesi. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

fr fr, there is NO WARRANTY. read it again. i said what i said. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The full documentation for csv2rec is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and csv2rec programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info recutils

should give you access to the complete manual.

iykyk — go read the Texinfo manual, it's giving main character energy for documentation. 📚✨

and that's the whole page bestie!! this was csv2rec version 1.9, dated April 2022, straight from the CSV2REC(1) files. mwah, go convert something cute. 💅💖🦋🌸

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