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.TH CSVSTACK "1" "October 2020" "csvstack 1.0.5" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
csvstack \- manual page for csvstack 1.0.5
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: csvstack [\-h] [\-d DELIMITER] [\-t] [\-q QUOTECHAR] [\-u {0,1,2,3}] [\-b]
.IP
[\-p ESCAPECHAR] [\-z FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT] [\-e ENCODING] [\-S] [\-H]
[\-K SKIP_LINES] [\-v] [\-l] [\-\-zero] [\-V] [\-g GROUPS]
[\-n GROUP_NAME] [\-\-filenames]
[FILE [FILE ...]]
.PP
Stack up the rows from multiple CSV files, optionally adding a grouping value.
Files are assumed to have the same columns in the same order.
.SS "positional arguments:"
.TP
FILE
The CSV file(s) to operate on. If omitted, will accept
input as piped data via STDIN.
.SS "optional arguments:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-d\fR DELIMITER, \fB\-\-delimiter\fR DELIMITER
Delimiting character of the input CSV file.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR
Specify that the input CSV file is delimited with
tabs. Overrides "\-d".
.TP
\fB\-q\fR QUOTECHAR, \fB\-\-quotechar\fR QUOTECHAR
Character used to quote strings in the input CSV file.
.TP
\fB\-u\fR {0,1,2,3}, \fB\-\-quoting\fR {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.
.TP
\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-no\-doublequote\fR
Whether or not double quotes are doubled in the input
CSV file.
.TP
\fB\-p\fR ESCAPECHAR, \fB\-\-escapechar\fR ESCAPECHAR
Character used to escape the delimiter if \fB\-\-quoting\fR 3
("Quote None") is specified and to escape the
QUOTECHAR if \fB\-\-no\-doublequote\fR is specified.
.TP
\fB\-z\fR FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT, \fB\-\-maxfieldsize\fR FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT
Maximum length of a single field in the input CSV
file.
.TP
\fB\-e\fR ENCODING, \fB\-\-encoding\fR ENCODING
Specify the encoding of the input CSV file.
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-skipinitialspace\fR
Ignore whitespace immediately following the delimiter.
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-no\-header\-row\fR
Specify that the input CSV file has no header row.
Will create default headers (a,b,c,...).
.TP
\fB\-K\fR SKIP_LINES, \fB\-\-skip\-lines\fR SKIP_LINES
Specify the number of initial lines to skip before the
header row (e.g. comments, copyright notices, empty
rows).
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
Print detailed tracebacks when errors occur.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-linenumbers\fR
Insert a column of line numbers at the front of the
output. Useful when piping to grep or as a simple
primary key.
.TP
\fB\-\-zero\fR
When interpreting or displaying column numbers, use
zero\-based numbering instead of the default 1\-based
numbering.
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Display version information and exit.
.TP
\fB\-g\fR GROUPS, \fB\-\-groups\fR GROUPS
A comma\-separated list of values to add as "grouping
factors", one for each CSV being stacked. These will
be added to the stacked CSV as a new column. You may
specify a name for the grouping column using the \fB\-n\fR
flag.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR GROUP_NAME, \fB\-\-group\-name\fR GROUP_NAME
A name for the grouping column, e.g. "year". Only used
when also specifying \fB\-g\fR.
.TP
\fB\-\-filenames\fR
Use the filename of each input file as its grouping
value. When specified, \fB\-g\fR will be ignored.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B csvstack
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B csvstack
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info csvstack
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.