# CLI Table Converter

Turn aligned terminal output such as docker ps or df into a Markdown table, CSV or TSV.

- Category: Convert (convert)
- URL: https://ilham.dev/tools/cli-table-converter/
- Documentation: https://ilham.dev/tools/cli-table-converter/index.md
- Keywords: cli, terminal, table, markdown, csv, tsv, convert, docker ps, df, columns

## Example questions

- Why does the automatic mode choose two spaces?
- What happens to a pipe in the data?
- Can I drop the header?

## Properties

- Runs in the browser
- No login required
- No data uploaded


## About

Turn the columns printed by docker ps, ps, df or kubectl into a table you can paste into a document or a ticket. The separator is detected from the text, and the output can be a Markdown table, CSV or TSV. Rows of different lengths are padded so the result is always rectangular.


## Questions

### Why does the automatic mode choose two spaces?

In aligned terminal output a single space can appear inside a value, while two or more spaces are the gap between columns. Splitting on two spaces keeps names with one space intact, and any-run-of-spaces is available when a column is narrow.

### What happens to a pipe in the data?

In a Markdown table a pipe would end the cell, so it is escaped as a backslash followed by the pipe. In CSV and TSV output the usual quoting rules apply instead.

### Can I drop the header?

Clear the first-row box and the table is written without one. In Markdown output that means generic column names are used, because the format expects a header line.