1.1; fmc (format_multi_column), revision 1.1, 81/07/01
FMC (FORMAT_MULTI_COLUMN) -- Format text into multiple columns.
usage: FMC [-C n] [-L n] [-W n] [-G n] [-D n] [pathname ...]
FORMAT
FMC [options] [pathname ...]
FMC reads the named files and formats them into multiple columns on standard
output. Each input line is placed in one column of an output line; input
lines which are longer than the output column width are truncated. This
command is useful to format text which is already in the form of a column
or list.
ARGUMENT
pathname
(optional) Specify input file. Multiple pathnames are permitted,
separated by blanks.
Default if omitted: read standard input.
OPTIONS
The options control output format. If no options are specified, the default
output format is:
number of columns 2
page length 55
column width 60
gutter width 8
-C n Specify n columns. Default: 2.
-L n Specify page length in n lines. FMC produces output in
pages, but does not place separators between the pages.
Default: 55.
-W n Specify column width in n characters. Input lines longer
than n characters are truncated. Default: 60.
-G n Specify gutter width in n spaces. The gutter is the space
between columns. Default: 8.
-D n Specify display terminal as output device. The column width
is set to n characters and the page size is set to 24 lines.
The number of columns and the gutter width are computed to
maximize the amount of information on the screen.
Default: 10.
EXAMPLE
$ crefs sample | fmc -c 3 -w 22 -g 4
This command line first produces a cross-referenced list of all the symbols
in the file SAMPLE, then formats the report in a 3-column list.