paste Linux Command

paste

paste [options] files

Merge corresponding lines of one or more files into tab-separated vertical columns. Use - to read from standard input, instead of specifying a file. See also cut, join, and pr.

Options

-dchar, --delimiters=char
Separate columns with char instead of a tab. You can separate columns with different characters by supplying more than one char.

--help
Print a help message and then exit.

-s, --serial
Merge lines from one file at a time.

--version
Print version information and then exit.

Examples

Create a three-column file from files x, y, and z:

paste x y z > file

List users in two columns:

who | paste - -

Merge each pair of lines into one line:

paste -s -d"\t\n" list

Linux Commands 9/20/2017 07:48:00 pm