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awkcol.sh (602B)

      1 #!/usr/bin/env sh
      2 # columnate with awk
      3 # description: sometimes you reach the limit of 'column'
      4 # dependencies: awk 
      5 # e.g.$ mount | awkcol
      6 # source: http://awk.freeshell.org/Columnate
      7 awk '{
      8     line[NR] = $0    # saves the line
      9     for (f=1; f<=NF; f++) {
     10         len = length($f)
     11         if (len>max[f])
     12             max[f] = len    # an array of maximum field widths
     13     }
     14 }
     15 
     16 END {
     17     for(nr=1; nr<=NR; nr++) {
     18         nf = split(line[nr], fields)
     19         for (f=1; f<nf; f++)
     20             printf "%-*s", max[f]+2, fields[f]
     21         print fields[f]     # the last field need not be padded
     22     }
     23 }'
     24