db_to_csv - convert fsdb to the comma-separated-value file-format ====================================================================== *NOTE: this page was directly converted from the perl FSDB manual pages from FSDB version 3.1* SYNOPSIS -------- db_to_csv [-C] DESCRIPTION ----------- Covert an existing fsdb file to comma-separated value format. Input is fsdb format. Output is CSV-format plain text (*not* fsdb). OPTIONS ------- -C or <--omit-comments> Also strip all comments. This module also supports the standard fsdb options: -d Enable debugging output. -i or --input InputSource Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or ``-`` for standard input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects. -o or --output OutputDestination Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or ``-`` for standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects. --autorun or --noautorun By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the **run()** method. The ``--(no)autorun`` option controls that behavior within Perl. --help Show help. --man Show full manual. SAMPLE USAGE ------------ Input: ------ #fsdb -F S paper papertitle reviewer reviewername score1 score2 score3 score4 score5 1 test, paper 2 Smith 4 4 - - - 2 other paper 3 Jones 3 3 - - - 2 input double space 3 Jones 3 3 - - - # \| csv_to_db Command: -------- cat data.fsdb \| db_to_csv Output: ------- paper,papertitle,reviewer,reviewername,score1,score2,score3,score4,score5 1,"test, paper",2,Smith,4,4,-,-,- 2,"other paper",3,Jones,3,3,-,-,- 2,"input double space",3,Jones,3,3,-,-,- # \| csv_to_db # \| db_to_csv SEE ALSO -------- Fsdb. dbfilealter. csv_to_db AUTHOR and COPYRIGHT -------------------- Copyright (C) 2007-2018 by John Heidemann This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public license, version 2. See the file COPYING with the distribution for details.