csvslim

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csvslim

A small utility for manipulating CSV files.

About

csvslim is a small program that allows you to manipulate CSV files. It includes the following features:

• Filter columns out.
• Renaming columns.
• Filtering rows.

Building

 $ go build csvslim.go
 # OR
 $ make build

Installing

 $ go install
 # OR
 $ make intall

Usage

csvslim [FLAGS] < input.csv

csvslim supports the following flags:

• -c COLUMN1,COLUMN2,...: Shows only the entered columns.
• -i COLUMN1,COLUMN2,...: Removes entered columns from the output.
• -r "COLUMN1:NAME1,COLUMN2:NAME2,...": Renames columns on the first line.
• --noheader: Removes the first line from the output.
• --filter FILE: Filters the input using the values within FILE. By default, values on the input file are compared with the ones listed on the first column.
• --filtercol COLUMN: Specify the column number holding the values that should be compared against the ones on the filter file.
• --inverse: Inverts filtering condition.

Both -c and -i support including a comparison operator for removing columns within an interval.

Examples

Show only the second and fourth columns

csvslim -c 1,3 < input.csv

Show only the first 3 columns, and fifth

csvslim -c "<3,4" < input.csv

Ignore the first column and anything past the fifth

csvslim -c "<1,4>" < input.csv

Rename first column to "Code" and third to "Retail Price"

csvslim -r "0:Code,2:Retail Price" < input.csv

Show only values matching the ones on the filter file

csvslim --filter filter.csv < input.csv

Show only values not matching the ones on the filter file

csvslim --filter filter.csv --inverse < input.csv

Show only values matching the filter file but compare against second column

csvslim --filter filter.csv --filtercol 1 < input.csv

License

Licensed under MIT License.