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		qazxcvbnm on Dec 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours? (2022 e... I second Miller - besides its extensive support for various formats, it is fast. If you ever have to deal with gigabyte-sized files, Miller will give noticeable speed ups versus jq et al.

mattewong on Dec 21, 2022 [–]

FYI: https://github.com/BurntSushi/xsv is much faster than mlr (like an order of magnitude), and zsv (https://github.com/liquidaty/zsv) is even faster. But, neither support formulas. Disclaimer: I am one of the zsv authors

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