csv2xls: convert CSV file to XLS (Excel 2007 format) on the command line

csv2xls

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#

# You need gnumeric installed, which provides the
# ssconvert tool (on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install gnumeric)
#
# Usage:
#
# generate_csv | csv2xls > out.xls

set -euo pipefail

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    in=/dev/stdin
else
    in="$1"
    shift
fi

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    out=/dev/stdout
else
    out="$1"
    shift
fi

exec ssconvert -T Gnumeric_Excel:excel_biff8 "$in" "$out"