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sqlite-utils insert --sniff option, closes #230

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Alternative delimiters and quote characters
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If your file uses a delimiter other than ``,`` or a quote character other than ``"`` you can specify them using the ``--delimiter`` and ``--quotechar`` options.
If your file uses a delimiter other than ``,`` or a quote character other than ``"`` you can attempt to detect delimiters or you can specify them explicitly.
The ``--sniff`` option can be used to attempt to detect the delimiters:
sqlite-utils insert dogs.db dogs dogs.csv --sniff
Alternatively, you can specify them using the ``--delimiter`` and ``--quotechar`` options.
Here's a CSV file that uses ``;`` for delimiters and the ``|`` symbol for quote characters::
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$ sqlite-utils insert dogs.db dogs dogs.csv --delimiter=";" --quotechar="|"
Passing either ``--delimiter`` and ``--quotechar`` implies ``--csv``, so you can omit that option.
Passing ``--delimiter``, ``--quotechar`` or ``--sniff`` implies ``--csv``, so you can omit the ``--csv`` option.
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