csvlens

A command-line CSV viewer that works like less, with regex search and row and column filtering.

FreeOpen sourceCommand line
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About csvlens

csvlens opens a CSV file, or CSV data piped from another command, in a scrollable table in the terminal. It uses less-style and vim-style keys to move around, can find and highlight matches with a regular expression, and can filter rows or columns to show only matches.

Other options include freezing columns, adjusting column widths, custom or auto-detected delimiters, and marking rows to print them to standard output on exit.

Strengths

  • Accepts files or piped CSV data
  • Regex search and row and column filters
  • Freeze columns and adjust widths
  • Auto-detects delimiters

Limitations

  • Viewer only, does not edit files
  • Keyboard-driven interface takes some learning

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source.
License
MIT
Developer
YS-L
Platforms
Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Works offline
Yes
Best suited for
Inspecting CSV files quickly in a terminal
Categories
CLI tools
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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