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.\" RCSid "$Id$" |
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.TH NEATEN 1 11/15/93 RADIANCE |
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.SH NAME |
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neaten - neaten up output columns |
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.SH SYNOPSIS |
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.B neaten |
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[ |
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.B format |
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] |
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.SH DESCRIPTION |
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.I Neaten |
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reads from its standard input and neatens up columns separated |
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by white space using the specified format. |
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The format is a string consisting of a positive integer followed |
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by an alignment character and another integer. |
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The alignment character is usually a decimal point ('.'), but it can |
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be any non-digit. |
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.PP |
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The alignment character is used as the central point of each column. |
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The total column field width will be the number to the |
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left of the alignment character plus one for the alignment character |
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itself plus the number to the right of the alignment character. |
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.PP |
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If a field does not contain the alignment character, it will be |
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printed to the left of where the alignment character would have |
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appeared. |
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If a field is too long to print within the specified format, the entire |
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field will be printed and that row will not be aligned with the rest. |
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.PP |
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The default format is "8.8". |
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.SH EXAMPLE |
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To examine a file with columns of numbers: |
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.IP "" .2i |
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neaten 10.8 < input | more |
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.SH BUGS |
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Columns wider than the total width of the format specification |
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will be printed without any separating white space. |
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.PP |
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The program does not do anything special with tabs on the input. |
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.SH AUTHOR |
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Greg Ward |
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.SH "SEE ALSO" |
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cnt(1), rcalc(1), rlam(1), total(1) |
