DbfSharp 0.2.4
dotnet tool install --global DbfSharp --version 0.2.4
This package contains a .NET tool you can call from the shell/command line.
dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install --local DbfSharp --version 0.2.4
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#tool dotnet:?package=DbfSharp&version=0.2.4
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DbfSharp CLI Tool
A cross-platform command-line tool for reading and processing DBF (dBASE) files with high performance and multiple output formats.
Installation
Install as a global .NET tool:
dotnet tool install -g DbfSharp
Requirements
- .NET 9.0 or later
Features
- High-performance reading optimized for large DBF files
- Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Multiple output formats (table, CSV, TSV, JSON)
- Standard input/output for pipeline integration
- Detailed file metadata analysis
- Field filtering and record limiting
- Support for deleted record inspection
Commands
read
Reads and displays the contents of a DBF file.
Syntax
dbfsharp read [file-path] [options]
Arguments
file-path: Path to the DBF file. If omitted, reads from standard input.
Options
| Option | Alias | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
--format |
-f |
Output format (table, csv, tsv, json) |
table |
--output |
-o |
Output file path (writes to stdout if not specified) | |
--limit |
-l |
Maximum number of records to display | |
--skip |
-s |
Number of records to skip from the beginning | 0 |
--show-deleted |
Include records marked as deleted | ||
--fields |
Comma-separated list of fields to include (e.g., "ID,NAME") | ||
--verbose |
-v |
Enable verbose output with file information | |
--quiet |
-q |
Suppress all informational output | |
--encoding |
Override character encoding for text fields | ||
--ignore-case |
Case-insensitive field name matching | true |
|
--trim-strings |
Trim whitespace from string fields | true |
|
--ignore-missing-memo |
Continue if memo file is missing | true |
info
Analyzes a DBF file and displays its metadata and structure.
Syntax
dbfsharp info [file-path] [options]
Arguments
file-path: Path to the DBF file. If omitted, reads from standard input.
Options
| Option | Alias | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
--fields |
Show field definitions table | true |
|
--header |
Show header information table | true |
|
--stats |
Show record statistics table | true |
|
--memo |
Show memo file information | true |
|
--verbose |
-v |
Show additional details including sample data | |
--quiet |
-q |
Suppress all informational output | |
--encoding |
Override character encoding | ||
--ignore-missing-memo |
Continue if memo file is missing | true |
Usage
# display as a simple table
dbfsharp read data.dbf
# export to CSV
dbfsharp read data.dbf --format csv --output data.csv
# analyze file structure and metadata
dbfsharp info data.dbf
# verbose flag for more detailed output
dbfsharp info data.dbf --verbose
# read from stdin and filter fields
cat data.dbf | dbfsharp read --fields "NAME,SALARY,DEPARTMENT"
# read first 100 records, skipping the first 50
dbfsharp read data.dbf --limit 100 --skip 50
# export to JSON including deleted records
dbfsharp read data.dbf --format json --show-deleted --output data.json
# override encoding
dbfsharp read old_file.dbf --encoding cp1252
# extract specific fields and process with other tools
dbfsharp read data.dbf --format csv --fields "ID,NAME" | sort | head -10
# convert to JSON and process with jq
dbfsharp read data.dbf --format json | jq '.[] | select(.SALARY > 50000)'
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. |
|---|---|
| .NET | net9.0 is compatible. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. net10.0 was computed. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. |
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