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How to convert xls file to csv file in Linux and vice versa

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Manmohan Mirkar
May 8, 2017

Excel is an Microsoft spreadsheet program and its extension is .xls or .xlsx. Now we as Linux users can convert xls file to csv file in Linux and .xls to .csv. This quick guide will help you how we can convert xls file to csv file in Linux using program called SSConvert and Unoconv.

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Manmohan Mirkar

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