kt-csv-parser

A simple CSV parser written in Kotlin.

Installation

You can use ./scripts/install.sh as shown below. This will install the latest version to $HOME/bin by default, so you should ensure this is in your PATH.

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alpoi/kt-csv-parser/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

You can also download the binary for your system from the releases tab, running chmod +x <filename> to make it executable.

To uninstall, you can use

rm $(which csv-parse)

Usage

Usage: csv-parse [<options>] [<csvarg>]

Options:
  -p, --pretty     Output pretty JSON
  -n, --no-header  Parse without CSV header row
  -h, --help       Show this message and exit

Example

$ echo -e "name,age,location\nAngus,26,UK" > foo.csv
$ csv-parse < foo.csv
[{"name":"Angus","age":"26","location":"UK"}]