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Convert line-oriented output into multi-column output.
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| columns=${1:-4} | |
| # Tab separated: | |
| ${TAB:-false} && awk -v columns=${columns} -v RS='\n' '{ORS=(++i%columns?"\t":"\n");print}END{print "\n"}' | |
| # Fixed width: | |
| ${TAB:-false} || awk -v width=${width} -v columns=${columns} -v RS='\n' '{printf "%-*s%s",width,$0,(++i%columns?"":"\n")}END{print "\n"}' |
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