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col
—
col |
[-bfpx ] [-l
num] |
col
filters out reverse (and half reverse) line feeds so
that the output is in the correct order with only forward and half forward
line feeds, and replaces white-space characters with tabs where possible. This
can be useful in processing the output of
nroff(1) and
tbl(1).
col
reads from the standard input and
writes to the standard output.
The options are as follows:
-b
-f
-p
col
will filter out any control sequences from the
input other than those recognized and interpreted by itself, which are
listed below.-x
-l
numThe control sequences for carriage motion that
col
understands and their decimal values are listed
in the following table:
All unrecognized control characters and escape sequences are discarded.
col
keeps track of the character set as
characters are read and makes sure the character set is correct when they
are output.
If the input attempts to back up to the last flushed line,
col
will display a warning message.
col
utility conforms to X/Open
Portability Guide Issue 4, Version 2
(“XPG4.2”). The -l
option is an
extension to the standard.
col
command appeared in
Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
February 22, 1999 | NetBSD 9.4 |