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csvformat: Convert line endings to carriage return (^M) + line feed.
$ csvformat -M "${\r\n}" ${data-csv}
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The given command is using the csvformat tool with specific options and arguments. Here's the breakdown:

  • csvformat: This is a command-line tool used for formatting CSV (Comma-Separated Values) files.
  • -M "${\r\n}": The -M option specifies the record separator to be used in the output. "${\r\n}" is a parameterized value where ${\r\n} represents a line break sequence of carriage return (CR) followed by a newline (LF). In Windows environments, this is the standard line break format.
  • ${data-csv}: This is the input CSV file to be processed. It can be replaced with the actual path and filename of your CSV file.

By using the csvformat command with the -M option and providing a line break sequence as the parameter, the command will read the input CSV file and format the output using the specified line break sequence. In this case, it will use the Windows line break format (CR+LF) for the output.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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