CSV2ODS(1) User commands CSV2ODS(1)
NAME
csv2ods - Create OpenDocument spreadsheet from comma separated values
SYNOPSIS
csv2ods -i file.csv -o file.ods
DESCRIPTION
This program reads a file in CSV format - table of columns delimited by
commas, tabs or any other character. It then creates a spreadsheet. If
a value looks like a number the cell is formatted as a number as well.
OPTIONS
--version
Show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
Show help message and exit
-i INPUT, --input=INPUT
File input in csv.
-o OUTPUT, --output=OUTPUT
File output in ods.
-d DELIMITER, --delimiter=DELIMITER
Specifies a one-character string to use as the field separator. It
defaults to ",".
-c ENCODING, --encoding=ENCODING
Specifies the encoding the file csv. It defaults to utf-8.
-t TABLENAME, --table=TABLENAME
The table name in the output file.
-s SKIPINITIALSPACE, --skipinitialspace=SKIPINITIALSPACE
Specifies how to interpret whitespace which immediately follows a
delimiter. It defaults to False, which means that whitespace
immediately following a delimiter is part of the following field.
-l LINETERMINATOR, --lineterminator=LINETERMINATOR
Specifies the character sequence which should terminate rows.
-q QUOTING, --quoting=QUOTING
It can take on any of the following module constants: 0 =
QUOTE_MINIMAL means only when required, for example, when a field
contains either the quotechar or the delimiter. 1 = QUOTE_ALL means
that quotes are always placed around fields. 2 = QUOTE_NONNUMERIC
means that quotes are always placed around fields which do not
parse as integers or floating point numbers. 3 = QUOTE_NONE means
that quotes are never placed around fields. It defaults is
QUOTE_MINIMAL.
-e ESCAPECHAR, --escapechar=ESCAPECHAR
Specifies a one-character string used to escape the delimiter when
quoting is set to QUOTE_NONE.
-r QUOTECHAR, --quotechar=QUOTECHAR
Specifies a one-character string to use as the quoting character.
It defaults to ".
EXAMPLE
csv2ods -i /etc/passwd -o accounts.odt -d:
AUTHOR
Agustin Henze <agustinhenze at gmail.com>
Original author of csv-ods.py
odfpy 12/03/2021 CSV2ODS(1)
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