---
name: "cif_values"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cod-tools"
version: "3.11.0+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cif_values"
---

# cif\_values(1)

read CIFs and print out requested tag values in a tabular form.

## NAME

cif\_values - read CIFs and print out requested tag values in a tabular form.

## SYNOPSIS

cif\_values --options input1.cif input\*.cif

## DESCRIPTION

Read CIFs and print out requested tag values in a tabular form.

## OPTIONS

\-t, --tags \_tag1,\_tag2,\_tag3

\--tags "\_tag1 \_tag2 \_tag3"\
                   Print out values of tags \_tag1, \_tag2, and \_tag3;\
                   the specified tag list becomes a new list of printed tags.

\-a, --add-tag \_tag4\
                   Add tag \_tag4 to the list of printed tags.

\-c, --clear-tags\
                   Clear the list of printed tags accumulated so far.

\-h, --header\
                   Print out header with the names of selected tags at the\
                   beginning (default).

\-h-, --no-header\
                   Do not print out any header.

\-r, --replace-spaces\
                   Replace spaces into underscores (default).

\-r-, --dont-replace-spaces, --no-replace-spaces\
                   Do not replace spaces into underscores (works\
                   satisfactory only when tabs are used as separators).

\-s, --separator=", "\
                   Use the specified string as a separator between tag\
                   values on a line.

\-u, --uniquify-tags \_tag1,\_tag2\
                   Print only unique values of specified tags, not the whole\
                   list of values.

\--add-uniquified-tag \_tag1\
                   Add tag '\_tag' to the uniquified tag list.

\-u-, --dont-uniquify-tags, --no-uniquify-tags\
                   Print all values of all tags, do not uniquify any tags\
                   (default).

\--tab-separator\
                   Use TAB character as a separator between tag values on\
                   a line (default).

\--vseparator, --value-separator ','\
                   Use the specified string to separate multiple values\
                   of a given tag (default: ',').

\--treat-dots-as-underscores\
                   Convert all dots in tag names into underscores (default).

\--dont-treat-dots-as-underscores, --no-treat-dots-as-underscores\
                   Leave original tags as they are.

\--filename\
                   Print out full filename at the beginning of each line.

\--fix-syntax-errors\
                   Try to fix those syntax errors in input CIFs that can be\
                   corrected unambiguously.

\--no-fix-syntax-errors,

\--dont-fix-syntax-errors\
                   Do not try to fix syntax errors in input CIFs (default).

\--basename\
                   Print out basename of each file at the beginning of each\
                   line.

\--no-filename\
                   Do not print file names (default).

\--dataname\
                   Print out data block name at the beginning of each line\
                   (default).

\--no-dataname\
                   Do not print data block names.

\--use-perl-parser

\--use-c-parser\
                   Specify parser to parse CIF files (default: C parser).

\--help, --usage\
                   Output a short usage message (this message) and exit.

\--version\
                   Output version information and exit.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report cif\_values bugs using e-mail: cod-bugs@ibt.lt