Inspect And Export Excel Workbooks From The Terminal With Xleak

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name: "Inspect and export Excel workbooks from the terminal with xleak"
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description: "Use xleak when an agent needs to inspect, search, verify formulas, and export Excel, ODS, CSV, or TSV files from a terminal without opening a desktop spreadsheet app."
github_stars: 1488
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/bgreenwell/xleak"
author: "bgreenwell"
publisher_type: "individual"
category: "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
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  github_repo: "bgreenwell/xleak"
  github_stars: 1488
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# Inspect and export Excel workbooks from the terminal with xleak

Use xleak when an agent needs to inspect, search, verify formulas, and export Excel, ODS, CSV, or TSV files from a terminal without opening a desktop spreadsheet app.

## Prerequisites

xleak CLI, terminal access, spreadsheet files such as .xlsx, .xls, .ods, .csv, or .tsv

## Installation

Install or set up from the source-backed instructions:

Install with Homebrew (brew install bgreenwell/tap/xleak), Cargo (cargo install xleak), Nix, Debian/Ubuntu rust-xleak where available, Scoop or WinGet on Windows, or platform binaries from the latest GitHub release.

- Source: https://github.com/bgreenwell/xleak

## Documentation

- https://github.com/bgreenwell/xleak

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/inspect-and-export-excel-workbooks-from-the-terminal-with-xleak/)