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FilePrepper Documentation

Complete documentation for FilePrepper - ML Data Preprocessing Tool.

📚 Core Documentation

Getting Started

• Quick Start Guide - Get up and running in 5 minutes
• CLI Guide - Complete command reference with examples
• Common Scenarios - Real-world use cases and workflows

Advanced Usage

• API Reference - Programmatic usage for .NET developers
• Phase 2 Complete Guide - Window operations, datetime, string, conditional features ⭐
• Publishing Guide - NuGet publishing instructions

Project Management

📦 Installation

# Install as global .NET tool
dotnet tool install -g fileprepper-cli

# Verify installation
fileprepper --version

See Installation Guide for detailed instructions.

🚀 Quick Reference

Basic Commands

# Normalize data
fileprepper normalize --input data.csv --output normalized.csv \
  --columns "Age,Salary" --method MinMax

# Fill missing values
fileprepper fill-missing --input data.csv --output filled.csv \
  --methods "Age:Mean,Salary:Mean"

# Filter rows
fileprepper filter-rows --input sales.csv --output filtered.csv \
  --conditions "Revenue:GreaterThan:1000"

# Convert formats
fileprepper convert-format -i data.csv -o data.json -t JSON

Get Help

fileprepper --help              # List all commands
fileprepper <command> --help    # Command-specific help
fileprepper -v                  # Detailed version info

📋 Archive

Historical and release-specific documentation is available in the archive/ directory:

• Release Notes - Version-specific release information
• Test Reports - Historical test status reports
• Migration Guides - Migration and refactoring documentation
• Project Summaries - Detailed project status snapshots

🔗 External Links

• Main README: ../README.md
• Changelog: ../CHANGELOG.md
• Installation: ../INSTALL.md
• NuGet Package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/fileprepper-cli
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/iyulab/FilePrepper
• Issues/Support: https://github.com/iyulab/FilePrepper/issues

📂 Documentation Structure

docs/
├── README.md                    # This file - Documentation index
├── Quick-Start.md              # 5-minute getting started
├── CLI-Guide.md                # Complete command reference
├── Common-Scenarios.md         # Real-world examples
├── API-Reference.md            # Programmatic usage
├── Publishing.md               # Publishing guide
└── archive/                    # Historical documentation
    ├── RELEASE_NOTES_v0.4.0.md
    ├── RELEASE_CHECKLIST_v0.4.0.md
    ├── TEST_STATUS.md
    ├── MIGRATION_COMPLETE_2025-01-04.md
    ├── PROJECT_SUMMARY.md
    └── CLEANUP_SUMMARY.md

🤝 Contributing to Documentation

Documentation improvements are welcome! Please:

1. Keep examples practical and tested
2. Use consistent formatting
3. Update this index when adding new docs
4. Follow markdown best practices

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Version: 0.4.9 | Last Updated: 2026-02-06