diff --git a/pages/common/paste.md b/pages/common/paste.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6dd8944f25 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/paste.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# paste + +> Merge lines of files. + +- join all the lines into a single line, using TAB as delimiter. + +`paste -s {{file}}` + +- join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter. + +`paste -s -d {{delimiter}} {{file}}` + +- merge two files side by side, each in its column, using TAB as delimiter. + +`paste {{file1}} {{file2}}` + +- merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter. + +`paste -d {{delimiter}} {{file1}} {{file2}}` + +- merge two files, with lines added alternatively. + +`paste -d '\n' {{file1}} {{file2}}`