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.\"	@(#)column.1	5.1 (Berkeley) 06/25/89
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.UC 7
.TH COLUMN 1 ""
.UC 1
.SH NAME
column \- columnate lists
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcolumn [ \fI-x\fB ] [\fI-c columns\fB ] [ \fIfile ...\fB ]
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I column
utility formats its input into multiple columns.
Rows are filled before columns.
Input is taken from
.I file
operands, or, by default, from the standard input.
Empty lines are ignored.
.PP
The options are as follows:
.TP
.I -c
Output is formatted for a display
.I columns
wide.
.TP
.I -x
Fill columns before filling rows.
.PP
.I Column
exits 0 on success, >0 if an error occurred.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.I COLUMNS
The environmental variable COLUMNS is used to determine the size of
the screen if no other information is available.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ls(1), paste(1), sort(1)