# The LaTeX package csvsimple - version 2.7.1 (2026/04/27)

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> Copyright (c) 2008-2026 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas F. Sturm <thomas dot sturm at unibw dot de>

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> This work consists of all files listed in README.md

`csvsimple(-l3)` provides a simple \LaTeX\ interface for processing files with
comma-separated values (CSV). `csvsimple(-l3)` makes extensive use of key–value
syntax, resulting in a straightforward interface.
Filtering and table generation are particularly supported. As the package
is intended to be lightweight, it does not provide support for data sorting or
database storage.


## Contents of the package

-  `README.md`                 this file
-  `CHANGELOG.md`              log of changes (history)
-  `csvsimple.sty`             LaTeX package file (style file)
-  `csvsimple-l3.sty`          LaTeX package file (style file)
-  `csvsimple-legacy.sty`      LaTeX package file (style file)
-  `csvsimple.pdf`             Documentation for csvsimple
-  `csvsimple-l3.pdf`          Documentation for csvsimple (LaTeX3)
-  `csvsimple-legacy.pdf`      Documentation for csvsimple (Legacy)
-  `csvsimple.tex`             Source code of the documentation
-  `csvsimple-l3.tex`          Source code of the documentation
-  `csvsimple-legacy.tex`      Source code of the documentation
-  `csvsimple-doc.sty`         Source code of the documentation
-  `csvsimple-title.png`       Picture for the documentation
-  `csvsimple-example.tex`     Example file for package usage
-  `csvsimple-example.csv`     CSV file as part of the example
-  `csvsimple-example.pdf`     Compiled example
-  `amountsort.xml`            csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `catsort.xml`               csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `encoding.xml`              csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `gradesort.xml`             csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `matriculationsort.xml`     csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `namesort.xml`              csvsorter configuration file (example)
-  `transform.xml`             csvsorter configuration file (example)


## Installation

Copy the contents of the `csvsimple.tds.zip` from CTAN to your local TeX file tree.

Alternatively, put the files to their respective locations within the TeX installation:

-  `csvsimple.sty`         ->  /tex/latex/csvsimple
-  `csvsimple-l3.sty`      ->  /tex/latex/csvsimple
-  `csvsimple-legacy.sty`  ->  /tex/latex/csvsimple
-  all other files         ->  /doc/latex/csvsimple