tldr/pages/common/paste.md
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paste

Merge lines of files.

  • Join all the lines into a single line, using TAB as delimiter:

paste -s {{file}}

  • Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter:

paste -s -d {{delimiter}} {{file}}

  • Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using TAB as delimiter:

paste {{file1}} {{file2}}

  • Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter:

paste -d {{delimiter}} {{file1}} {{file2}}

  • Merge two files, with lines added alternatively:

paste -d '\n' {{file1}} {{file2}}