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8.2 paste: Merge lines of files

paste writes to standard output lines consisting of sequentially corresponding lines of each given file, separated by a TAB character. Standard input is used for a file name of `-' or if no input files are given.

For example:

 
$ cat num2
1
2
$ cat let3
a
b
c
$ paste num2 let3
1       a
2       b
        c

Synopsis:

 
paste [option]... [file]...

The program accepts the following options. Also see 2. Common options.

`-s'
`--serial'
Paste the lines of one file at a time rather than one line from each file. Using the above example data:

 
$ paste -s num2 let3
1       2
a       b       c

`-d delim-list'
`--delimiters=delim-list'
Consecutively use the characters in delim-list instead of TAB to separate merged lines. When delim-list is exhausted, start again at its beginning. Using the above example data:

 
$ paste -d '%_' num2 let3 num2
1%a_1
2%b_2
%c_



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