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32 .\" @(#)lam.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
43 .Op Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
48 .Op Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
55 utility copies the named files side by side onto the standard output.
58 input lines from the input
60 are considered fragments of the single long
62 output line into which they are assembled.
63 The name `\fB\-\fP' means the standard input, and may be repeated.
65 Normally, each option affects only the
68 If the option letter is capitalized it affects all subsequent files
69 until it appears again uncapitalized.
70 The options are described below:
71 .Bl -tag -width indent
72 .It Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
73 Print line fragments according to the format string
77 is the minimum field width and
79 the maximum field width.
82 begins with a zero, zeros will be added to make up the field width,
83 and if it begins with a `\-', the fragment will be left-adjusted
85 .It Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
88 but pad this file's field when end-of-file is reached
89 and other files are still active.
93 before printing line fragments from the next file.
94 This option may appear after the last file.
96 The input line terminator is
99 The newline normally appended to each output line is omitted.
102 To print files simultaneously for easy viewing use
107 lam file1 file2 file3 file4
110 joins 4 files together along each line.
111 To merge the lines from four different files use
117 Every 2 lines of a file may be joined on one line with
122 and a form letter with substitutions keyed by `@' can be done with
124 lam \-t @ letter changes
132 Some of the functionality of
134 is standardized as the
141 utility first appeared in
146 utility does not recognize multibyte characters.