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pages/*: add backticks around I/O streams (#10436)
* as suggested in #10428
* standard input  => `stdin`
* standard output => `stdout`
* standard error  => `stderr`

Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
2023-08-09 10:59:02 +05:30

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# column
> Format `stdin` or a file into multiple columns.
> Columns are filled before rows; the default separator is a whitespace.
> More information: <https://manned.org/column>.
- Format the output of a command for a 30 characters wide display:
`printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column --output-width {{30}}`
- Split columns automatically and auto-align them in a tabular format:
`printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column --table`
- Specify the column delimiter character for the `--table` option (e.g. "," for CSV) (defaults to whitespace):
`printf "header1,header2\nbar,foo\n" | column --table --separator {{,}}`
- Fill rows before filling columns:
`printf "header1\nbar\nfoobar\n" | column --output-width {{30}} --fillrows`