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textql: Format output using an output delimiter with an output header line.
$ textql -output-dlm=${delimiter} -output-header -sql "SELECT ${column} AS ${alias} FROM ${filename}" ${filenamename-csv}
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This command is using the textql tool to perform SQL queries on a specified CSV file.

Explanation of each part of the command:

  • textql: This is the command used to execute the textql tool.
  • -output-dlm=${delimiter}: Specifies the delimiter to use for the output. The ${delimiter} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the desired delimiter, such as , for a comma-separated output.
  • -output-header: Includes the header row in the output.
  • -sql "SELECT ${column} AS ${alias} FROM ${filename}": Specifies the SQL query to be executed. ${column} and ${alias} are placeholders that should be replaced with the desired column name and its alias, respectively. ${filename} should be replaced with the name of the CSV file.
  • ${filename-csv}: This is also a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual name of the CSV file.

Once all the placeholders have been replaced, the command can be executed to run the specified SQL query on the given CSV file and generate the output with the specified delimiter and including the header row.

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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