# pb scan


Generate a data scan profile report.


``` bash
pb scan [OPTIONS] [DATA_SOURCE]
```


Produces a comprehensive data profile including:

- Column types and distributions
- Missing value patterns
- Basic statistics
- Data quality indicators

DATA_SOURCE can be:

- CSV file path (e.g., data.csv)
- Parquet file path or pattern (e.g., data.parquet, data/\*.parquet)
- GitHub URL to CSV/Parquet (e.g., https://github.com/user/repo/blob/main/data.csv)
- Database connection string (e.g., duckdb:///path/to/db.ddb::table_name)
- Dataset name from pointblank (small_table, game_revenue, nycflights, global_sales)
- Piped data from pb pl command


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    Usage: pb scan [OPTIONS] [DATA_SOURCE]

      Generate a data scan profile report.

      Produces a comprehensive data profile including:

      - Column types and distributions
      - Missing value patterns
      - Basic statistics
      - Data quality indicators

      DATA_SOURCE can be:

      - CSV file path (e.g., data.csv)
      - Parquet file path or pattern (e.g., data.parquet, data/*.parquet)
      - GitHub URL to CSV/Parquet (e.g., https://github.com/user/repo/blob/main/data.csv)
      - Database connection string (e.g., duckdb:///path/to/db.ddb::table_name)
      - Dataset name from pointblank (small_table, game_revenue, nycflights, global_sales)
      - Piped data from pb pl command

    Options:
      --output-html PATH  Save HTML scan report to file
      -c, --columns TEXT  Comma-separated list of columns to scan
      --help              Show this message and exit.


# Arguments


`DATA_SOURCE: TEXT`  
Optional.


# Options


`--output-html: PATH`  
Save HTML scan report to file

`-c, --columns: TEXT`  
Comma-separated list of columns to scan