Name
paste
Synopsis
paste [options
]files
Merge corresponding lines of one or more files into tab-separated vertical columns and write to standard output. Use - to read from standard input, instead of specifying a file. See also cut, join, and pr.
Options
- -dchar, --delimiters=char
Separate columns with char instead of a tab. You can separate columns with different characters by supplying more than one char.
- --help
Print a help message and then exit.
- -s, --serial
Merge lines from one file at a time.
- --version
Print version information and then exit.
Examples
Create a three-column file from files x, y, and z:
paste x y z > file
List users in two columns:
who | paste - -
Merge each pair of lines into one line:
paste -s -d"\t\n" list
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