DbfSharp 0.2.4

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dotnet tool install --global DbfSharp --version 0.2.4
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dotnet tool install --local 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)'
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