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2 __NAME__
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5 column - columnate lists
6 __SYNOPSIS__
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9 column [[-tx] [[-c columns] [[-s sep] [[file ...]
10 __DESCRIPTION__
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13 The column utility formats its input into multiple columns.
14 Rows are filled before columns. Input is taken from file
15 operands, or, by default, from the standard input. Empty
16 lines are ignored.
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19 The options are as follows:
20 -c Output is formatted for a display columns wide.
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23 -sSpecify a set of characters to be used to delimitcolumns for the -t option.-tDetermine the number of columns the input containsand create a table. Columns are delimited withwhitespace, by default, or with the characters sup-plied using the -s option. Useful for pretty-print-ing displays.-xFill columns before filling rows.__DIAGNOSTICS__
24 __ENVIRONMENT__
25 COLUMNS
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28 The environment variable COLUMNS is used to deter-
29 mine the size of the screen if no other information is
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33 __EXAMPLES__
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36 (printf
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39 printf
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42 ls -l | sed 1d) | column -t
43 __SEE ALSO__
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46 colrm(1), ls(1), paste(1),
47 sort(1)
48 __HISTORY__
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51 The column command appeared in 4.3 BSD
52 -Reno.
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55 BSD June 6, 1993 1
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