---
name: "tag2tab"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tag-types"
version: "0.0.9-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tag2tab"
---

# tag2tab(1)

Convert a tab seperated file into a tag file

## NAME

tag2tab - Convert a tab seperated file into a tag file

## SYNOPSIS

**tag2tab** **\[-t fieldname...\]** **\[-D\]** **\[-h\]**

## DESCRIPTION

tag2tab takes a tag format file on standard input, and outputs those fields specified on the command line, separated by tab characters.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Disables normal header processing. If this is not present then the first record is assumed to be a header, and will not be output to the tabbed file.

- **-m**

  Mime flag - output the names of the fields from the command line as the first line of the output file. This produces a file in the format of the Mime text/tab-separated-values file type.

- **-t fieldname...**

  Specifies the names of the fields from the tagged file which are to be output.

- **-D**

  Take the list of fields from the descriptor for the tag file. Note that this conflicts with -h as the tag file must have a header in order to locate the descriptor file.

  Either **-t fieldname...** or **-D** must be specified to obtain interesting output.

## SEE ALSO

[tab2tag(1)](/tab2tag/1.md), [tagprogs(1)](/tagprogs/1.md), [tag(5)](/tag/5.md)

## AUTHOR

John Lines (john@paladin.demon.co.uk)