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NAME¶
csv2yapet - convert CSV file to YAPET fileSYNOPSIS¶
csv2yapet [[-c] | [-h] | [-V]] [-p {password}] [-q] [-s {separator}] {src} {dst}
DESCRIPTION¶
Convert a CSV file src to an YAPET file dst. The default character for delimiting the fields is ´,´ (comma) unless specified otherwise on the command line by providing the -s option (refer to the section called “OPTIONS”).Fields containing the field separator character have to be enclosed in double quotes (").
In order to convert a double quote character it has to be preceded by another double quote character (see the section called “EXAMPLES”).
The following table describes the fields of the source CSV file as expected by csv2yapet:
Table 1. Source file format
Column # | YAPET Record Field | Maximum size in bytes |
1 | Record Name | 127 |
2 | Host Name | 255 |
3 | User Name | 255 |
4 | Password | 255 |
5 | Comment | 511 |
See
the section called “EXAMPLES” for an example CSV file.
OPTIONS¶
The following options are supported:-c
-h
-V
-p password
-q
-s separator
OPERANDS¶
The following operands are required:src
dst
EXAMPLES¶
Example 1. An example of a CSV file accepted by csv2yapet.The following example shows an excerpt of a CSV file as accepted for conversion by csv2yapet.
As the second line shows, fields can be blank but the separator may not be omitted.
ssh host,host.example.org,johndoe,secret,Linux machine mail account,imap.email.org,john_doe,secret, ...
Example 2. An example of a CSV file accepted by csv2yapet using double quotes.
The following example shows an excerpt of a CSV file as accepted for conversion by csv2yapet.
The first line demonstrates how to double quote fields containing the separator character. The second line shows how to literally convert double quote characters.
"ssh, ftp, and http server",server.example.org,johndoe,secret,Linux machine mail account,imap.email.org,john_doe,secret,"John ""the Unknown"" Doe" ...
Example 3. Invoking csv2yapet.
The following example shows how to invoke csv2yapet in order to convert a CSV file to an YAPET file. If the -s option is not given, csv2yapet will ask for a password as shown:
$ csv2yapet passwords.csv passwords.pet Please enter the password for passwords.pet: Please re-type the password: passwords.pet successfully created. $
EXIT STATUS¶
01
2
3
4
BUGS¶
Please report bugs to http://bugs.guengel.ch/.AUTHOR¶
Rafael Ostertag rafi@guengel.chSEE ALSO¶
yapet(1), yapet2csv(1)COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 Rafael Ostertag <rafi@guengel.ch>02/23/2014 | csv2yapet 1.0 |