$ xlscat --help usage: xlscat [-s ] [-L] [-n] [-A] [-u] [ Selection ] file.xls [-c | -m] [-u] [ Selection ] file.xls -i [ -S sheets ] file.xls Generic options: -v[#] Set verbose level (xlscat) -d[#] Set debug level (Spreadsheet::Read) -u Use unformatted values --noclip Do not strip empty sheets and trailing empty rows and columns -e Set encoding for input and output -b Set encoding for input -a Set encoding for output Input CSV: --in-sep=c Set input sep_char for CSV Input XLS: --dtfmt=fmt Specify the default date format to replace 'm-d-yy' the default replacement is 'yyyy-mm-dd' Output Text (default): -s Use separator . Default '|', \n allowed -L Line up the columns -n Number lines (prefix with column number) -A Show field attributes in ANSI escapes Output Index only: -i Show sheet names and size only Output CSV: -c Output CSV, separator = ',' -m Output CSV, separator = ';' Output HTML: -H Output HTML Selection: -S Only print sheets . 'all' is a valid set Default only prints the first sheet -R Only print rows . Default is 'all' -C Only print columns . Default is 'all' -F Only fields e.g. -FA3,B16