To merge CSV files using the command line, you can use various tools and methods depending on your operating system. Here are two common approaches:
- Using
cat
(Linux/Unix/macOS): You can use thecat
command to concatenate (merge) CSV files in a terminal. For example, if you have two CSV files namedfile1.csv
andfile2.csv
and want to merge them into a single file calledmerged.csv
, you can use the following command:bashcat file1.csv file2.csv > merged.csv
This command simply combines the contents of
file1.csv
andfile2.csv
intomerged.csv
. - Using
copy
(Windows Command Prompt) ortype
(Windows PowerShell): On Windows, you can use thecopy
command in Command Prompt or thetype
command in PowerShell to merge CSV files. For example:Using Command Prompt:batchcopy file1.csv + file2.csv merged.csv
Using PowerShell:
powershelltype file1.csv, file2.csv | Out-File -FilePath merged.csv
These commands will also concatenate the contents of
file1.csv
andfile2.csv
intomerged.csv
.
Make sure to navigate to the directory where your CSV files are located or provide the full path to the files if they are located in different directories. Additionally, ensure that the CSV files have the same structure (same number and order of columns) for this method to work properly.