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)? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

