Hi. 2010/6/1 Martin Paul <mar...@par.univie.ac.at>
> The problem with some fields is that the possible values are of very > different length. As I want to keep a fixed format (column X always is Y > chars wide) for easier post-processing, I have to use the maximum width. > This would make output for the "architecture" column look pretty ugly, for > example. Hm. Easier post processing? For that, I wouldn't insist on fixed width. If you have a good "seperator" (like | or , or ! or whatever), then post processing even with variable width is very easy, both with "external" tools like cut/awk or even just bash (IFS). You know, kinda like: pca .... | while IFS=\! read fieldA fieldB fC fD andSoOn; do echo $fC done or pca ... | cut -d\! -f4 With fixed width, post processing isn't easier (but also not harder, of course *G*). It just LOOKS nicer, but if you're after post processing, the looks aren't that important, I'd say. Alexander -- ↯ Lifestream (Twitter, Blog, …) ↣ http://alexs77.soup.io/ ↯ ↯ Chat (Jabber/Google Talk) ↣ a.sk...@gmail.com , AIM: alexws77 ↯
