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TSV is also my go-to when mucking around on the command line. Perfect for noodling with data before you have to put together an Excel file to show to management
by ElevenLathe 2y ago
TSV is also my go-to when mucking around on the command line. Perfect for noodling with data before you have to put together an Excel file to show to management.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoThe problem is that people (non-technical mostly), put tabs in fields, and then you have all the problems that the article notes.
- ElevenLathe 2y agoI personally find that this happens (a lot) less often than with commas or quote characters.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoThat's fair, but it only takes one to mess up the rest of the file.
- ElevenLathe 2y agoAgreed, that's why it's not good for production processes.