---
name: "yapet2csv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yapet"
version: "2.6-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yapet2csv"
---

# yapet2csv(1)

convert YAPET file to CSV file

## NAME

yapet2csv - convert YAPET file to CSV file

## SYNOPSIS

yapet2csv \[\[-c\] \[-h\] \[-V\]\] \| \[\[-H\] \| \[-p *password*\] \| \[-q\] \[-s *separator*\]\] *src* *dst*

## DESCRIPTION

Convert a YAPET file to a CSV file. The source file specified by *src* will not be modified.

The resulting CSV file *dst* has the following format:

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Column # | YAPET record field |
| 1 | Record Name |
| 2 | Host Name |
| 3 | User Name |
| 4 | Password |
| 5 | Comment |

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show help.

- **-c**

  Show copyright.

- **-V**

  Show version.

- **-H**

  Add header line to CSV file.

- **-p**

  Use the master password *password* provided to decrypt *src*. The use of this option is not recommended for security reasons. By default, **yapet2csv** prompts for the master password.

- **-q**

  Do not produce verbose output, except for error messages. By default, **yapet2csv** will print a period for each converted password record to stdout.

*src*

Source YAPET fiel name which will be converted to CSV and stored in *dst*. If the file path does not end in *.pet*, **yapet2csv** will append *.pet* to the operand.

*dst*

Pathname where the converted YAPET file will be stored. The file must not exist prior to invoking **yapet2csv**.

## EXIT STATUS

**0**

Successful completion.

**1**

Error while parsing command line arguments.

**2**

File *dst* already exists.

**3**

An error occurred.

## BUGS

Please report bugs to  \<https://github.com/RafaelOstertag/yapet/issues\>.

## AUTHORS

Rafael Ostertag  \<rafi@guengel.ch\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**yapet**(1)](/yapet/1.md), [**csv2yapet**(1)](/csv2yapet/1.md)