tabular_stdout.md

Tabular stdout

column

string='
abc 123 def
pqrst 45678 vwxyz
'
echo "$string" | column -t -s' ' -R2

# abc      123   def
# pqrst  45678   vwxyz

printf
%-n : n characters
%n : n characters align right
s : string
d : only leading digits

printf "%-5s %10d %s\n" abc 123 def
# abc          123   def
# 12345.1234567890.12345  <- column width 'n'