column

1 min read · basics format json

Put output into column.

1du -h /etc/* | column

Reformat file with an explicit separator (-s):

1column -ts: /etc/passwd

Give columns names (-N), so you can hide some (-H):

1column -ts: -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell -H PW,GID /etc/passwd

Reorder with -O (unspecified items remain):

1column -ts: -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell -H PW,GID -O User,Description,shell /etc/passwd

Output to json format with -J:

1column -J -ts: -H PW,GID,shell -N User,PW,UID,GID,Description,Home,shell /etc/passwd