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Ideal column widths in less
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Is there a way to emulate/improve on the behavior of BSD's column -t in less? i.e. to set the value of less -x/--tabs=... automatically so that each column is 2 characters wider than the widest encountered value in this column?
command-line less
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Is there a way to emulate/improve on the behavior of BSD's column -t in less? i.e. to set the value of less -x/--tabs=... automatically so that each column is 2 characters wider than the widest encountered value in this column?
command-line less
asked Apr 26 '17 at 19:47
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Why notcolumn -t ... | less?
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. InUnixthere should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think thatvi,emacsor evennanoare simple at all. I would argue thatlessis already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick withhead,tail&sed.
– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
1
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think thatlessshould have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22
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Is there a way to emulate/improve on the behavior of BSD's column -t in less? i.e. to set the value of less -x/--tabs=... automatically so that each column is 2 characters wider than the widest encountered value in this column?
command-line less
asked Apr 26 '17 at 19:47
n.cailloun.caillou
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Is there a way to emulate/improve on the behavior of BSD's column -t in less? i.e. to set the value of less -x/--tabs=... automatically so that each column is 2 characters wider than the widest encountered value in this column?
command-line less
command-line less
asked Apr 26 '17 at 19:47
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Why notcolumn -t ... | less?
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. InUnixthere should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think thatvi,emacsor evennanoare simple at all. I would argue thatlessis already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick withhead,tail&sed.
– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
1
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think thatlessshould have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22
|
show 1 more comment
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Why notcolumn -t ... | less?
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. InUnixthere should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think thatvi,emacsor evennanoare simple at all. I would argue thatlessis already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick withhead,tail&sed.
– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
1
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think thatlessshould have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22
3
3
Why not
column -t ... | less?– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
Why not
column -t ... | less?– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. In
Unix there should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. In
Unix there should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think that
vi, emacs or even nano are simple at all. I would argue that less is already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick with head, tail & sed.– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think that
vi, emacs or even nano are simple at all. I would argue that less is already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick with head, tail & sed.– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
1
1
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think that
less should have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think that
less should have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22
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I use the following command, and it works wonders displaying tabular data. It is saved as a function in my environment, and it can take data from stdin and file paths. I like this feature because, with awk, I can filter out the information I don't care about in large text files and then send it to a reader.
powerReader() { column -t -s$'t' "$@" | less -S; }
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I use the following command, and it works wonders displaying tabular data. It is saved as a function in my environment, and it can take data from stdin and file paths. I like this feature because, with awk, I can filter out the information I don't care about in large text files and then send it to a reader.
powerReader() { column -t -s$'t' "$@" | less -S; }
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I use the following command, and it works wonders displaying tabular data. It is saved as a function in my environment, and it can take data from stdin and file paths. I like this feature because, with awk, I can filter out the information I don't care about in large text files and then send it to a reader.
powerReader() { column -t -s$'t' "$@" | less -S; }
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I use the following command, and it works wonders displaying tabular data. It is saved as a function in my environment, and it can take data from stdin and file paths. I like this feature because, with awk, I can filter out the information I don't care about in large text files and then send it to a reader.
powerReader() { column -t -s$'t' "$@" | less -S; }
edited 12 mins ago
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I use the following command, and it works wonders displaying tabular data. It is saved as a function in my environment, and it can take data from stdin and file paths. I like this feature because, with awk, I can filter out the information I don't care about in large text files and then send it to a reader.
powerReader() { column -t -s$'t' "$@" | less -S; }
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Why not
column -t ... | less?– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 26 '17 at 19:55
This is what I'm currently doing, but native support would be more practical, if it exists
– n.caillou
Apr 26 '17 at 23:50
Why do you think it would be more practical? I don't think so. In
Unixthere should be many small programs doing simple things and doing complex things together.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 14:17
This is entirely a matter of opinion, but I don't think that
vi,emacsor evennanoare simple at all. I would argue thatlessis already a text user interface with advanced functionalities anyway; if I wanted absolute simplicity I'd stick withhead,tail&sed.– n.caillou
Apr 27 '17 at 16:09
1
I know it's a matter of opinion, I expressed mine. Now, if you think that
lessshould have this option nothing stops you from adding it and sending a patch to the maintainers.– Arkadiusz Drabczyk
Apr 27 '17 at 16:22