On Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:29:12 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote: > from man column(1) > > -c Output is formatted for a display columns wide. > > Try: > > almust...@orphalese:~$ echo aaa bbb | column -c 20 > > > expected result (17 spaces): > > aaa bbb > > actual result: > > almust...@orphalese:~$ echo aaa bbb | column -c 20 aaa bbb > > Confusing. Or do I misunderstand the purpose of column(1)?
Try: column -c 50 /etc/group And you'll get a better understanding. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.11.02.12.24...@gmail.com