https://github.com/jackc/csvtopg
csvtopg copies a CSV to a PostgreSQL database.
https://github.com/jackc/csvtopg
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csvtopg copies a CSV to a PostgreSQL database.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jackc/csvtopg
- Owner: jackc
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-03-31T18:42:57.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-21T21:01:04.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-11T20:12:58.189Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Go
- Size: 25.4 KB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# csvtopg
`csvtopg` copies a CSV to a PostgreSQL database.
Why not just use psql and `\copy`?
* `csvtopg` has easier syntax than `\copy`.
* `csvtopg` will automatically create a table for the CSV data.
* `csvtopg` will automatically detect common data types.
## Installation
The Go tool chain must be installed.
```
$ go install github.com/jackc/csvtopg@latest
```
## Configuring Database Connection
`csvtopg` supports the standard `PG*` environment variables. In addition, the `-d` flag can be used to specify a database URL.
## Example usage
```
$ csvtocsv foo.csv
```
This will create a new table foo_csv and copy foo.csv to it.
## Related
See also the sibling project [pgtocsv)](https://github.com/jackc/pgtocsv) which simplifies exporting the result of a query as a CSV.