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title: from ssv
categories: |
  formats
version: 0.104.0
formats: |
  Parse text as space-separated values and create a table. The default minimum number of spaces counted as a separator is 2.
usage: |
  Parse text as space-separated values and create a table. The default minimum number of spaces counted as a separator is 2.
editLink: false
contributors: false
---
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# `from ssv` for [formats](/commands/categories/formats.md)

<div class='command-title'>Parse text as space-separated values and create a table. The default minimum number of spaces counted as a separator is 2.</div>

## Signature

```> from ssv {flags} ```

## Flags

 -  `--noheaders, -n`: don't treat the first row as column names
 -  `--aligned-columns, -a`: assume columns are aligned
 -  `--minimum-spaces, -m {int}`: the minimum spaces to separate columns


## Input/output types:

| input  | output |
| ------ | ------ |
| string | table  |
## Examples

Converts ssv formatted string to table
```nu
> 'FOO   BAR
1   2' | from ssv
╭───┬─────┬─────╮
│ # │ FOO │ BAR │
├───┼─────┼─────┤
│ 0 │ 1   │ 2   │
╰───┴─────┴─────╯

```

Converts ssv formatted string to table but not treating the first row as column names
```nu
> 'FOO   BAR
1   2' | from ssv --noheaders
╭───┬─────────┬─────────╮
│ # │ column0 │ column1 │
├───┼─────────┼─────────┤
│ 0 │ FOO     │ BAR     │
│ 1 │ 1       │ 2       │
╰───┴─────────┴─────────╯

```