Name
column
Synopsis
column [options] [files]
Formats input from one or more files into columns, filling rows first. Reads from standard input if no files are specified. Checks the COLUMNS environment variable for the current terminal width if necessary.
Options
-
-c
num Format output into
numcolumns.-
-s
char Delimit table columns with
char. Meaningful only with -t.- -t
Format input into a table. Delimit with whitespace, unless an alternate delimiter has been provided with -s.
- -x
Fill columns before filling rows.
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