The paste command¶
The paste command writes lines of two or more files, sequentially and separated by TABs, to the standard output
Syntax:¶
[linux] paste [OPTIONS]... [FILE]...
Examples:¶
- To paste two files
[linux] paste file1 file2
- To paste two files using new line as delimiter
[linux] paste -d '\n' file1 file2
Additional Flags and their Functionalities:¶
| Short Flag | Long Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-d | --delimiter | use charater of TAB |
-s | --serial | paste one file at a time instead of in parallel |
-z | --zero-terminated | set line delimiter to NUL, not newline |
--help | print command help | |
--version | print version information |
Last update: 2022-05-12