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36 .Op Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
41 .Op Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
48 utility copies the named files side by side onto the standard output.
51 input lines from the input
53 are considered fragments of the single long
55 output line into which they are assembled.
56 The name `\fB\-\fP' means the standard input, and may be repeated.
58 .Bl -tag -width indent
59 .It Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max , Fl F Ar min . Ns Ar max
60 Print line fragments according to the format string
64 is the minimum field width and
66 the maximum field width.
69 begins with a zero, zeros will be added to make up the field width,
70 and if it begins with a `\-', the fragment will be left-adjusted
74 applies only to the next file while
76 applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
77 .It Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max , Fl P Ar min . Ns Ar max
80 but pad this file's field when end-of-file is reached
81 and other files are still active.
84 applies only to the next file while
86 applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
87 .It Fl s Ar sepstring , Fl S Ar sepstring
90 before printing line fragments from the next file.
91 This option may appear after the last file.
94 applies only to the next file while
96 applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
97 .It Fl t Ar c , Fl T Ar c
98 The input line terminator is
100 instead of a newline.
101 The newline normally appended to each output line is omitted.
104 applies only to the next file while
106 applies to all subsequent files until it appears again uncapitalized.
109 To print files simultaneously for easy viewing use
114 lam file1 file2 file3 file4
117 joins 4 files together along each line.
118 To merge the lines from four different files use
124 Every 2 lines of a file may be joined on one line with
129 and a form letter with substitutions keyed by `@' can be done with
131 lam \-t @ letter changes
139 Some of the functionality of
141 is standardized as the
148 utility first appeared in
155 utility does not recognize multibyte characters.