column

Format standard input or a file into multiple columns.

Columns are filled before rows; the default separator is a whitespace.

• Format the output of a command for a 30 characters wide display:

printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column --output-width {30}

• Split columns automatically and auto-align them in a tabular format:

printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column --table

• Specify the column delimiter character for the `--table` option (e.g. "," for CSV) (defaults to whitespace):

printf "header1,header2\nbar,foo\n" | column --table --separator {,}

• Fill rows before filling columns:

printf "header1\nbar\nfoobar\n" | column --output-width {30} --fillrows

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