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Waldir Pimenta 0b77c6c583 column: fix and reorder -s example (#2990)
The `-s` option only works if `-t` is passed as well (as the description indicates), and because of that, it should be shown after the `-t` example.
2019-05-16 22:46:41 +02:00

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column

Format standard input or file into multiple columns. Rows are filled before columns; default separator is whitespace.

  • Format output for a 30 characters wide display:

printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column -c {{30}}

  • Split columns automatically and auto-align in a tabular format:

printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column -t

  • Specify column delimiter character for the -t option (e.g. "," for csv); default is whitespace:

printf "header1,header2\nbar,foo\n" | column -t -s{{,}}

  • Fill columns before filling rows:

printf "header1\nbar\nfoobar\n" | column -c {{30}} -x