RFC 4180 - Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files

Published: October 2005
Status: Informational
Author: Y. Shafranovich (SolidMatrix Technologies, Inc.)

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Status of This Memo

This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).

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Abstract

This RFC documents the format used for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files and registers the associated MIME type "text/csv".

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Definition of the CSV Format
• 3. MIME Type Registration of text/csv
• 4. IANA Considerations
• 5. Security Considerations
• 6. Acknowledgments
• 7. References
  • 7.1. Normative References
  • 7.2. Informative References
• Author's Address

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Related Resources

• Official RFC: RFC 4180
• Datatracker: RFC 4180 DataTracker
• Errata: RFC Editor Errata

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