csvsql:tldr:5cfe8

csvsql: Run an SQL query on a CSV file.

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$ csvsql --query "${select * from 'data'}" ${data-csv}

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The command you provided is using the csvsql tool and its options. Here's the breakdown of the command:

csvsql: This is the actual command or executable being run. It is a tool for working with CSV (Comma-Separated Values) files.

--query: This option is used to specify the query that should be executed on the CSV data.

${select * from 'data'}: This part is the value passed as the query. It is using SQL syntax and is equivalent to executing the query SELECT * FROM data. The SELECT * statement is used to select all columns from the specified table or dataset. The FROM 'data' part specifies the table or file named 'data'.

${data-csv}: This is the value representing the path or file name of the CSV file that should be processed. The ${} syntax is typically used to represent variables in shell or script files, so it implies that data-csv is a variable holding the path to the CSV file.

In summary, the command is using csvsql to execute an SQL query on a CSV file specified by ${data-csv}, and the query selects all columns from the table or dataset named 'data'.

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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