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Split output over columns

Problem

Ever wanted to produce columns of output, rather than your output spilling off the screen.

Problem	Solution	Example	Reference	Recommended
ls \| paste - - - comments.php comments-popup.php fat.js footer.php header.php index.php screenshot.png sidebar.php style.css As you'd expect with UNIX, that is not the end of this commands uses! Create a comma seperated list: ls \| paste - - - -d, comments.php,comments-popup.php,fat.js footer.php,header.php,index.php screenshot.png,sidebar.php,style.css Then courtesy of the LINUX info command: cat num2 1 2 $ cat let3 a b c $ paste num2 let3 1 a 2 b c And: $ paste -s num2 let3 1 2 a b c

Split output over columns

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