Korn Shell Programming by Example

paste

Official Description

Joins corresponding lines of several files or subsequent lines in one file.

Syntax

paste [-d list] [-s] file...
				

Options

-d list establishes a delimiter list.

-s performs serial merging (one long line).

Oddities

Some implementations provide a -x option, enabling exportation.

Example

$ paste buzz buzz1           # Two files are in two columns
#! /bin/ksh     #! /bin/ksh
integer x=17    integer x=17
while : while :
do      do
x=17    x=x+1
done    if (( x>20 ))
        then
                 break
        fi
        done
        print $x
$
$ paste -s buzz              # Make a single line
#! /bin/ksh     integer x=17    while : do      x=17    done
$