---
alias: ['TSVRaw', 'Raw']
description: 'Documentation for the TabSeparatedRaw format'
input_format: true
keywords: ['TabSeparatedRaw']
output_format: true
slug: /interfaces/formats/TabSeparatedRaw
title: 'TabSeparatedRaw'
---

| Input | Output | Alias           |
|-------|--------|-----------------|
| ✔     | ✔      | `TSVRaw`, `Raw` |

## Description {#description}

Differs from the [`TabSeparated`](/interfaces/formats/TabSeparated) format in that rows are written without escaping.

:::note
When parsing with this format, tabs or line-feeds are not allowed in each field.
:::

For a comparison of the `TabSeparatedRaw` format and the `RawBlob` format see: [Raw Formats Comparison](../RawBLOB.md/#raw-formats-comparison)

## Example usage {#example-usage}

### Inserting data {#inserting-data}

Using the following tsv file, named as `football.tsv`:

```tsv
2022-04-30      2021    Sutton United   Bradford City   1       4
2022-04-30      2021    Swindon Town    Barrow  2       1
2022-04-30      2021    Tranmere Rovers Oldham Athletic 2       0
2022-05-02      2021    Port Vale       Newport County  1       2
2022-05-02      2021    Salford City    Mansfield Town  2       2
2022-05-07      2021    Barrow  Northampton Town        1       3
2022-05-07      2021    Bradford City   Carlisle United 2       0
2022-05-07      2021    Bristol Rovers  Scunthorpe United       7       0
2022-05-07      2021    Exeter City     Port Vale       0       1
2022-05-07      2021    Harrogate Town A.F.C.   Sutton United   0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Hartlepool United       Colchester United       0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Leyton Orient   Tranmere Rovers 0       1
2022-05-07      2021    Mansfield Town  Forest Green Rovers     2       2
2022-05-07      2021    Newport County  Rochdale        0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Oldham Athletic Crawley Town    3       3
2022-05-07      2021    Stevenage Borough       Salford City    4       2
2022-05-07      2021    Walsall Swindon Town    0       3
```

Insert the data:

```sql
INSERT INTO football FROM INFILE 'football.tsv' FORMAT TabSeparatedRaw;
```

### Reading data {#reading-data}

Read data using the `TabSeparatedRaw` format:

```sql
SELECT *
FROM football
FORMAT TabSeparatedRaw
```

The output will be in tab separated format:

```tsv
2022-04-30      2021    Sutton United   Bradford City   1       4
2022-04-30      2021    Swindon Town    Barrow  2       1
2022-04-30      2021    Tranmere Rovers Oldham Athletic 2       0
2022-05-02      2021    Port Vale       Newport County  1       2
2022-05-02      2021    Salford City    Mansfield Town  2       2
2022-05-07      2021    Barrow  Northampton Town        1       3
2022-05-07      2021    Bradford City   Carlisle United 2       0
2022-05-07      2021    Bristol Rovers  Scunthorpe United       7       0
2022-05-07      2021    Exeter City     Port Vale       0       1
2022-05-07      2021    Harrogate Town A.F.C.   Sutton United   0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Hartlepool United       Colchester United       0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Leyton Orient   Tranmere Rovers 0       1
2022-05-07      2021    Mansfield Town  Forest Green Rovers     2       2
2022-05-07      2021    Newport County  Rochdale        0       2
2022-05-07      2021    Oldham Athletic Crawley Town    3       3
2022-05-07      2021    Stevenage Borough       Salford City    4       2
2022-05-07      2021    Walsall Swindon Town    0       3
```

## Format settings {#format-settings}
