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 $
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