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https://github.com/bovine/tsvcut

cut out specific fields from a TSV (tab separated values) file containing alternating key-value pairs
https://github.com/bovine/tsvcut

command-line-tool cut tsv

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cut out specific fields from a TSV (tab separated values) file containing alternating key-value pairs

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tsvcut
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This is a simple command-line program to cut out specific fields from
a TSV (tab separated values) file and return just those values. Its
behavior is inspired by the UNIX cut(1) command, but is specifically
tailored for the TSV file format.

All TSV input files are expected to be lines of alternating
key-value pairs that are separated by tab characters. The ordering of
fields can be vary between lines, as long as consistent field names
are used. Some lines may include fields that are not present on other
lines. For example:

````
color blue fruit blueberry price 1.99
color red fruit strawberry price 3.99 sale 2.99
color yellow price 2.49 fruit banana
````

The tsvcut command should be run with the list of desired fields on
its command-line, and the TSV file supplied as stdin (using
redirection or pipes):

tsvcut color price < fruits.tsv

blue 1.99
red 3.99
yellow 2.49

If you specify the -t option, then you will receive the field names too:

tsvcut -t color price < fruits.tsv

color blue price 1.99
color red price 3.99
color yellow price 2.49