column

Format stdin or a file into multiple columns. Columns are filled before rows; the default separator is a whitespace. More information: <https://manned.org/column>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/column.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install bsdmainutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install bsdmainutils
Alpine
apk add util-linux
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S util-linux
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install bsdmainutils
CentOS
yum install util-linux
Fedora
dnf install util-linux
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install bsdmainutils
OS X
brew install util-linux
Raspbian
apt-get install bsdmainutils
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/column
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/column column powered by Commando

Format stdin or a file into multiple columns. Columns are filled before rows; the default separator is a whitespace. More information: <https://manned.org/column>.

  • 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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