xsv:tldr:624bf

xsv: Select a few columns.

$ xsv select ${column_a,column_b} ${filename-csv}

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This command is using a software tool called "xsv" to select specific columns from a CSV file.

"xsv" is a command-line tool for working with CSV files. It provides various functionalities to manipulate and analyze CSV data.
"select" is a command within "xsv" that allows you to choose specific columns from a CSV file.
"${column_a,column_b}" is a placeholder for the column names or numbers that you want to select. You need to replace "${column_a,column_b}" with the actual names or numbers of the columns you want to extract from the CSV file. For example, if you want to select the columns "name" and "age", you would replace "${column_a,column_b}" with "name,age".
"${filename-csv}" is another placeholder that represents the name of the CSV file you want to work with. Again, you need to replace "${filename-csv}" with the actual name of your CSV file. For example, if your file is named "data.csv", you would replace "${filename-csv}" with "data.csv".

So, overall, this command is using "xsv" to select specific columns (specified by "${column_a,column_b}") from a CSV file (specified by "${filename-csv}").

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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