Format standard input or file into multiple columns. Rows are filled before columns; default separator is whitespace.
# To format output for a 30 characters wide display:
printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column -c 30
# To specify column delimiter character for the -t option (i.e. "," for csv); default is whitespace:
printf "header1,header2\nbar,foo\n" | column -s,
# To split columns automatically and auto-align in a tabular format:
printf "header1 header2\nbar foo\n" | column -t
# To fill columns before filling rows:
printf "header1\nbar\nfoobar\n" | column -c 30 -x