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mlr:tldr:f9569
mlr: Pretty-print a CSV file in a tabular format.
$ mlr --icsv --opprint cat ${example-csv}
try on your machine
This command is a command-line instruction using the mlr
command, which stands for "Miller", a data processing tool for command-line environments. It performs operations on CSV (comma-separated values) files.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
mlr
: This is the command itself, which invokes the Miller tool.--icsv
: This option specifies that the input file is in CSV format.--opprint
: This option configures the output formatting to be pretty-printed, making it more readable.cat ${example-csv}
: This is the input file that will be processed.${example-csv}
is likely a placeholder for the actual file name or path, where the file name or path is stored in an environment variable calledexample-csv
.
In summary, this command reads a CSV file and outputs its contents in a formatted manner using the mlr
command-line tool.
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.