PASTE(1) User Commands PASTE(1)
NAME
paste - merge(1,8) lines of files
SYNOPSIS
paste [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Write lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from
each FILE, separated by TABs, to standard output. With no FILE, or
when FILE is -, read(2,n,1 builtins) standard input.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
too.
-d, --delimiters=LIST
reuse characters from LIST instead of TABs
-s, --serial
paste one file(1,n) at a time(1,2,n) instead of in(1,8) parallel
--help display this help and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
--version
output version(1,3,5) information and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
AUTHOR
Written by David M. Ihnat and David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for paste is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info(1,5,n) and paste programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info(1,5,n) coreutils paste
should give you access(2,5) to the complete manual.
paste (coreutils) 5.2.1 March 2004 PASTE(1)