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Page request: qsv

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#22503 opened on May 20, 2026

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Description

Command description

qsv is the successor to BurntSushi's legendary xsv, a Rust toolkit for working with CSV files. xsv is no longer maintained, but qsv is alive and well, and I wanted to document it here.

Command details

No response

Documentation

https://qsv.dathere.com/

Platform

Common

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

https://github.com/dathere/qsv

Additional information

The command doesn't differ much between platforms, but there are a few quirks when it comes to Windows shell execution with the foreach command. In addition I don't know what the library story for e.g. Polars, Luau are on other platforms. It seems like the kind of program mostly worked with on various Unices, I suppose.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
documentation
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic CLI usageTldr pages contributing guide
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85
Research direction
Review the official qsv documentation at https://qsv.dathere.com/ and run `qsv help` to list available commands. Follow the tldr pages contributing guide for page format, and examine existing pages like `xsv` or `csvlens` for style reference.