tldr/pages/common/csvsort.md

csvsort

Sorts CSV files. Included in csvkit.

• Sort a CSV file by column 9:

csvsort -c {{9}} {{data.csv}}

• Sort a CSV file by the "name" column in descending order:

csvsort -r -c {{name}} {{data.csv}}

• Sort a CSV file by column 2, then by column 4:

csvsort -c {{2,4}} {{data.csv}}

• Sort a CSV file without inferring data types:

csvsort --no-inference -c {{columns}} {{data.csv}}