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--- pretty_print_csv_data [2021/07/02 19:25] – [in vim] admin
+++ pretty_print_csv_data [2023/11/27 05:59] (current) – [bash function] raju
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-==== bare bones solution ====
+==== command line ====
 <code>
  | column -t -s,
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 See also:- https://www.stefaanlippens.net/pretty-csv.html - talks about handling corner cases and other OSes.
-==== in vim ====
+==== zsh function ====
-Use
+(Todo, 2023-11-27): Add instructions to do this in zsh shell
+==== vim ====
+To convert the whole file
 <code>
 :%!column -t
 </code>
-to convert the whole file or
+To convert a visual selection
 <code>
 :'<,'>!column -t
-</code>
-to convert a visual selection.
-For example
-<code>
-:%!column -t
 </code>
-will convert
+Sample input:
 <code>
 .33570301776, 3.61194e-06, 7.24503e-06, -9.91572e-06, 1.25098e-05, 0.0102828
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 </code>
-to
+Sample output:
 <code>
 .33570301776,  3.61194e-06,   7.24503e-06,  -9.91572e-06,  1.25098e-05,  0.0102828
@@ Line 76: / Line 73: @@
 </code>
-Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1229900/reformat-in-vim-for-a-nice-column-layout
+Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1229900/reformat-in-vim-for-a-nice-column-layout - contains some tips on how to handle cases where there are delimiters inside string literals.