COLUMN(1) - General Commands Manual # COLUMN(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # column - columnate lists
SYNOPSIS # column [-tx] [-c columns] [-s sep] [file …]
DESCRIPTION # The column utility formats its input into multiple columns. Each input line provides the text for one output cell. Columns are filled before rows.
The column width is determined by the longest input line rounded up to the nearest tabstop; tabstops are assumed to be at multiples of eight.
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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.
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RS(1) - General Commands Manual # RS(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # rs - reshape a data array
SYNOPSIS # rs [-CcSs[x]] [-GgKkw N] [-EeHhjmnTtyz] [rows [cols]]
DESCRIPTION # rs reads the standard input, interpreting each line as a row of blank-separated entries in an array, transforms the array according to the options, and writes it on the standard output. With no arguments it transforms stream input into a columnar format convenient for terminal viewing.
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