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32 .Dd September 20, 2001
40 .Op Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
45 .Op Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
52 utility copies the named files side by side onto the standard output.
55 input lines from the input
57 are considered fragments of the single long
59 output line into which they are assembled.
60 The name `\fB\-\fP' means the standard input, and may be repeated.
62 Normally, each option affects only the
65 If the option letter is capitalized it affects all subsequent files
66 until it appears again uncapitalized.
67 The options are described below:
68 .Bl -tag -width indent
69 .It Fl f Ar min . Ns Ar max
70 Print line fragments according to the format string
74 is the minimum field width and
76 the maximum field width.
79 begins with a zero, zeros will be added to make up the field width,
80 and if it begins with a `\-', the fragment will be left-adjusted
82 .It Fl p Ar min . Ns Ar max
85 but pad this file's field when end-of-file is reached
86 and other files are still active.
90 before printing line fragments from the next file.
91 This option may appear after the last file.
93 The input line terminator is
96 The newline normally appended to each output line is omitted.
99 To print files simultaneously for easy viewing use
104 lam file1 file2 file3 file4
107 joins 4 files together along each line.
108 To merge the lines from four different files use
114 Every 2 lines of a file may be joined on one line with
119 and a form letter with substitutions keyed by `@' can be done with
121 lam \-t @ letter changes
129 Some of the functionality of
131 is standardized as the