COL(1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 User Commands\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 COL(1)<\/p>\n
NAME<\/p>\n
col – filter reverse line feeds from input<\/p>\n
SYNOPSIS<\/p>\n
col [options]<\/p>\n
DESCRIPTION<\/p>\n
col filters out reverse (and half-reverse) line feeds so the output
\nis in the correct order, with only forward and half-forward line
\nfeeds.\u00a0 It also replaces any whitespace characters with tabs where
\npossible.\u00a0 This can be useful in processing the output of nroff(1)
\nand tbl(1).<\/p>\n
col reads from standard input and writes to standard output.<\/p>\n
OPTIONS<\/p>\n
-b, –no-backspaces
\nDo not output any backspaces, printing only the last character
\nwritten to each column position.<\/p>\n
-f, –fine
\nPermit half-forward line feeds.\u00a0 Normally characters destined
\nfor a half-line boundary are printed on the following line.<\/p>\n
-h, –tabs
\nOutput tabs instead of multiple spaces.<\/p>\n
-l, –lines number
\nBuffer at least number lines in memory.\u00a0 By default, 128 lines
\nare buffered.<\/p>\n
-p, –pass
\nForce unknown control sequences to be passed through
\nunchanged.\u00a0 Normally col will filter out any control sequences
\nother than those recognized and interpreted by itself, which
\nare listed below.<\/p>\n
-x, –spaces
\nOutput multiple spaces instead of tabs.<\/p>\n
-V, –version
\nDisplay version information and exit.<\/p>\n
-H, –help
\nDisplay help text and exit.<\/p>\n
NOTES<\/p>\n
The control sequences for carriage motion that col understands and
\ntheir decimal values are listed in the following table:<\/p>\n
ESC-7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reverse line feed (escape then 7)
\nESC-8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 half reverse line feed (escape then 8)
\nESC-9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 half forward line feed (escape then 9)
\nbackspace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 moves back one column (8); ignored in the
\nfirst column
\nnewline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 forward line feed (10); also does carriage
\nreturn
\ncarriage return\u00a0\u00a0 (13)
\nshift in\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shift to normal character set (15)
\nshift out\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shift to alternate character set (14)
\nspace\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 moves forward one column (32)
\ntab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 moves forward to next tab stop (9)
\nvertical tab\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reverse line feed (11)<\/p>\n
All unrecognized control characters and escape sequences are
\ndiscarded.<\/p>\n
col keeps track of the character set as characters are read and makes
\nsure the character set is correct when they are output.<\/p>\n
If the input attempts to back up to the last flushed line, col will
\ndisplay a warning message.<\/p>\n
SEE ALSO<\/p>\n
expand(1), nroff(1), tbl(1)<\/p>\n
STANDARDS<\/p>\n
The col utility conforms to the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2.
\nThe -l option is an extension to the standard.<\/p>\n
HISTORY<\/p>\n
A col command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.<\/p>\n
AVAILABILITY<\/p>\n
The col command is part of the util-linux package and is available
\nfrom Linux Kernel Archive
\n\u27e8ftp:\/\/ftp.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/utils\/util-linux\/\u27e9.<\/p>\n
COLOPHON<\/p>\n
This page is part of the util-linux (a random collection of Linux
\nutilities) project.\u00a0 Information about the project can be found at
\n\u27e8https:\/\/www.kernel.org\/pub\/linux\/utils\/util-linux\/\u27e9.\u00a0 If you have a
\nbug report for this manual page, send it to
\nutil-linux@vger.kernel.org.\u00a0 This page was obtained from the
\nproject’s upstream Git repository
\n(git:\/\/git.kernel.org\/pub\/scm\/utils\/util-linux\/util-linux.git) on
\n2014-12-30.\u00a0 If you discover any rendering problems in this HTML ver\u2010
\nsion of the page, or you believe there is a better or more up-to-date
\nsource for the page, or you have corrections or improvements to the
\ninformation in this COLOPHON (which is not part of the original man\u2010
\nual page), send a mail to\u00a0man-pages@man7.org<\/p>\n
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