Document CSV input file processing.
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ format names shown in the table below:
| csv | .csv | A simple comma separated value file with doubled quoting and column headers. |
When the `--input-format` option has not been specified, the default is to use `kgtk` format
-for input files.
+for input files unless the filename extension (suffix) is `.csv` (optionally followed
+by one of the compressed file extensions, see below.)
!!! note
The expert option `--input-format INPUT_FORMAT` applies to all input files in
@@ -55,9 +56,8 @@ for input files.
(although their compression format may vary, as described below).
!!! note
- At the present time, filename extensions are not used to select an input
- file format in the absence of the `--input-format` option. This behavior
- may change in the future.
+ CSV input file conversion is very simple at the moment. It may be extended in the
+ future to accomodate KGTK datatypes such as date/time.
### Input File Decompression
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ table above, with or without the leading period.
This option may be used to specify decompression of standard input (`-`).
If `--compression-type` is not specified and the the filename extension is not
-a recognized compression fielname extension, the input file will not be
+a recognized compression filename extension, the input file will not be
decompressed.
!!! Note
