---
name: "csv2tbx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "translate-toolkit"
version: "3.15.1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/csv2tbx"
---

# csv2tbx(1)

Convert Comma-Separated Value (.csv) files to a TermBase eXchange (.tbx) glossary file.

## NAME

csv2tbx -  Convert Comma-Separated Value (.csv) files to a TermBase eXchange (.tbx) glossary file.

## SYNOPSIS

**csv2tbx** \[**--version**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**--manpage**\] \[**--progress** *PROGRESS*\] \[**--errorlevel** *ERRORLEVEL*\] \[**-i**\|**--input**\] *INPUT* \[**-x**\|**--exclude** *EXCLUDE*\] \[**-o**\|**--output**\] *OUTPUT* \[**-S**\|**--timestamp**\] \[**--charset** *CHARSET*\] \[**--columnorder**\]

## DESCRIPTION

See: http://docs.translatehouse.org/projects/translate-toolkit/en/latest/commands/csv2tbx.html for examples and usage instructions

## OPTIONS

- \--version

  show program's version number and exit

- \-h/--help

  show this help message and exit

- \--manpage

  output a manpage based on the help

- \--progress

  show progress as: dots, none, bar, names, verbose

- \--errorlevel

  show errorlevel as: none, message, exception, traceback

- \-i/--input

  read from INPUT in csv format

- \-x/--exclude

  exclude names matching EXCLUDE from input paths

- \-o/--output

  write to OUTPUT in tbx format

- \-S/--timestamp

  skip conversion if the output file has newer timestamp

- \--charset

  set charset to decode from csv files

- \--columnorder

  specify the order and position of columns (comment,source,target)