Quoted fields
03Double quotes keep commas or line breaks inside one field.
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End at closing quote
Only a separator outside quotes begins another field.
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Fields containing comma, quote, or CRLF should be quoted.
- Fields containing comma, quote, or CRLF should be quoted.
- A line break inside a quoted field does not end the record.
- A parser must track quote state rather than splitting blindly at each comma.
Examples are illustrative. Consult the linked RFC and its errata for implementation details.
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