to csv

For formats.

Convert table into .csv text .

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> to csv {flags}

Flags

  • --separator, -s {string}: A character to separate columns, defaults to ’,’.
  • --noheaders, -n: Do not output the columns names as the first row.
  • --columns {list<string>}: The names (in order) of the columns to use.

Input/output types:

input output
record string
table string

Examples

Outputs a CSV string representing the contents of this table.

> [[foo bar]; [1 2]] | to csv
foo,bar
1,2

Outputs a CSV string representing the contents of this table.

> [[foo bar]; [1 2]] | to csv --separator ';'
foo;bar
1;2

Outputs a CSV string representing the contents of this record.

> {a: 1 b: 2} | to csv
a,b
1,2

Outputs a CSV stream with column names pre-determined.

> [[foo bar baz]; [1 2 3]] | to csv --columns [baz foo]
baz,foo
3,1

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