Comments on Linux column Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
Sometimes, while working on the command line in Linux, you might want to display the contents of a file in columnar format. You'll be glad to know there's a command line utility in Linux that lets you do this. The tool's name is column.
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By: Natalie
Cómo añado una columna más a mi archivo?
By: Anthony
I would like to know how to make use of the --tree option.... looks very interesting!
By: Me
It seems intuitive that:
echo -e "a\nb\nc\nd\n" | column -c 2
Should produce:
a b
c d
But it does not.
Explaining why would be useful, as would giving an example that does.