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csvtool

Utility to filter and extract data from CSV formatted sources. More information: https://github.com/maroofi/csvtool.
  • Extract the second column from a CSV file:
    csvtool --column {{2}} {{path/to/file.csv}}
  • Extract the second and fourth columns from a CSV file:
    csvtool --column {{2,4}} {{path/to/file.csv}}
  • Extract lines from a CSV file where the second column exactly matches 'Foo':
    csvtool --column {{2}} --search '{{^Foo$}}' {{path/to/file.csv}}
  • Extract lines from a CSV file where the second column starts with 'Bar':
    csvtool --column {{2}} --search '{{^Bar}}' {{path/to/file.csv}}
  • Find lines in a CSV file where the second column ends with 'Baz' and then extract the third and sixth columns:
    csvtool --column {{2}} --search '{{Baz$}}' {{path/to/file.csv}} | csvtool --no-header --column {{3,6}}

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