README.md

csvtool

Command-line utility to work with .CSV files in bash.

Installation:

Using PIP with Git (recommended):

pip3 install git+https://github.com/maroofi/csvtool.git

Using pypi (Not sure it's always updated):

I am not updating pypi package anymore. Always install it using Git method

pip3 install csvtool

Directly using Git repo:

git clone https://github.com/maroofi/csvtool.git

cd csvtool

python3 setup.py install --user

Note: To use it independetly as a command-line tool, make sure you have ~/.local/bin in $PATH variable.

1. Change to your home directory by: cd $HOME
2. Open the .bashrc file.
3. Add the following line to the file.

export PATH=~/.local/bin/:$PATH

4. Save the file and exit
5. then use:

source .bashrc

Example:

csvtool -h

Show the long version of the help for more information.

Sample test.csv file:

Year	Make	Model	Description	Price
1997	Ford	E350	"ac, abs, moon"	3000.00
1999	Chevy	"Venture ""Extended Edition"""	""	4900.00
1999	Chevy	"Venture ""Extended Edition, Very Large"""		5000.00
1996	Jeep	Grand Cherokee	"MUST SELL! air, moon roof, loaded"	4799.00

1. Select all the 'Chevy' car and show the year, price and model:

csvtool -c 2 -s '^Chevy$' test.csv | csvtool --no-header -c 1,5,3

output:

Year,Price,Model
1999,4900.00,"Venture ""Extended Edition"""
1999,5000.00,"Venture ""Extended Edition, Very Large"""

2. Select only year and name of the cars:

csvtool -c 1,2 test.csv

output:

Year,Make
1997,Ford
1999,Chevy
1999,Chevy
1996,Jeep

TODO LIST

1. Add header to the output. ✔️
2. Add replace command to replace some specific values.