csv is a garbage format but at least it's a standard, and one with a lot of tool support, and that can handle embedded commas in data if processed correctly. Th

csv is a garbage format but at least it's a standard, and one with a lot of tool support, and that can handle embedded commas in data if processed correctly. The idea that tab separated data is a superior format is, frankly, absurd. I could understand a call for, say, json or even xml, but an ad hoc standardless format which has the solitary advantage of being incrementally easier to parse with awk? No thanks.