COL(1) - General Commands Manual # COL(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # col - filter reverse line feeds and backspaces from input SYNOPSIS # col [-bfhx] [-l num] DESCRIPTION # col filters out reverse (and half-reverse) line feeds so that the output is in the correct order with only forward and half-forward line feeds, and replaces whitespace characters with tabs where possible. col reads from the standard input and writes to the standard output. ...
EXPAND(1) - General Commands Manual # EXPAND(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # expand, unexpand - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa SYNOPSIS # expand [-t tablist] [file …] unexpand [-a] [file …] DESCRIPTION # expand processes the named files or the standard input, writing the standard output with tabs changed into blanks. Backspace characters are preserved into the output and decrement the column count for tab calculations. expand is useful for pre-processing character files (before sorting, looking at specific columns, etc. ...
FOLD(1) - General Commands Manual # FOLD(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # fold - fold long lines for finite width output device SYNOPSIS # fold [-bs] [-w width] [file …] DESCRIPTION # fold is a filter which folds the contents of the specified files, or the standard input if no files are specified, breaking the lines to have a maximum of 80 display columns. The options are as follows: ...
JOT(1) - General Commands Manual # JOT(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # jot - print sequential or random data SYNOPSIS # jot [-cnr] [-b word] [-p precision] [-s string] [-w word] [reps [begin [end [step]]]] DESCRIPTION # jot is used to print out increasing, decreasing, random, or redundant data, usually numbers, one per line. The options are as follows: -b word Just print word repetitively. Overrides earlier -b, -c, and -w. ...