psql -qX << SQL_TXT create server if not exists temp_fs foreign data wrapper file_fdw; drop foreign table if exists ft_pm2 cascade; create foreign table ft_pm2 ( "CAT_HEADER" text , "SUPPLIER_CODE" text , "CUSTOMER_CODE" text , "F4" text , "F5" text , "F6" text , "F7" text , "F8" numeric ) server temp_fs options ( format 'csv' , header 'true' , filename '/tmp/data.txt' ); copy(select * from ft_pm2 order by 2, 3) to stdout with (format csv, header true); SQL_TXT #### CAT_HEADER,SUPPLIER_CODE,CUSTOMER_CODE,F4,F5,F6,F7,F8 CAT_LINE,0001P,ABC12345,20190924,,1,Z,3.36 CAT_LINE,0001P,ABC23456,20190924,,1,Z,2.14 CAT_LINE,0001P,ABC34567,20190924,,1,Z,12.23 CAT_LINE,0002P,ABC12345,20190924,,1,Z,4.26 CAT_LINE,0002P,ABC23456,20190924,,1,Z,1.21 CAT_LINE,0002P,ABC34567,20190924,,1,Z,22.24