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LAM(1)                 BSD Reference Manual                LAM(1)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
       lam - laminate files

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
       l\bla\bam\bm [\b[ -\b-[\b[f\bfp\bp]\b] min.max ]\b] [\b[ -\b-s\bs sepstring ]\b] [\b[ -\b-t\bt c ]\b] file ...

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
       _\bL_\ba_\bm  copies the named files side by side onto the standard
       output.  The _\bn-th input lines from  the  input  _\bf_\bi_\bl_\bes  are
       considered  fragments  of the single long _\bn-th output line
       into which they are assembled.  The  name  `-\b-'  means  the
       standard input, and may be repeated.

       Normally,  each option affects only the _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be after it.  If
       the option letter is capitalized it affects all subsequent
       files  until  it appears again uncapitalized.  The options
       are described below.

       -\b-f\bf min.max
              Print line fragments according to the format string
              _\bm_\bi_\bn_\b._\bm_\ba_\bx,  where  _\bm_\bi_\bn is the minimum field width and
              _\bm_\ba_\bx the maximum field width.  If _\bm_\bi_\bn begins with  a
              zero,  zeros  will  be  added  to make up the field
              width, and if it begins with a  `-',  the  fragment
              will be left-adjusted within the field.

       -\b-p\bp min.max
              Like -\b-f\bf, but pad this file's field when end-of-file
              is reached and other files are still active.

       -\b-s\bs sepstring
              Print _\bs_\be_\bp_\bs_\bt_\br_\bi_\bn_\bg before printing line fragments from
              the  next  file.   This option may appear after the
              last file.

       -\b-t\bt c   The input line terminator is _\bc instead  of  a  new-
              line.  The newline normally appended to each output
              line is omitted.

       To print files simultaneously for easy viewing use  _\bp_\br(1).

E\bEX\bXA\bAM\bMP\bPL\bLE\bES\bS
       The command

              l\bla\bam\bm   f\bfi\bil\ble\be1\b1   f\bfi\bil\ble\be2\b2   f\bfi\bil\ble\be3\b3   f\bfi\bil\ble\be4\b4

       joins  4  files  together  along  each line.  To merge the
       lines from four different files use

              l\bla\bam\bm   f\bfi\bil\ble\be1\b1   -\b-S\bS   "\b"\\b\
              "\b"   f\bfi\bil\ble\be2\b2   f\bfi\bil\ble\be3\b3   f\bfi\bil\ble\be4\b4


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LAM(1)                 BSD Reference Manual                LAM(1)


       Every 2 lines of a file may be joined on one line with

              l\bla\bam\bm   -\b-   -\b-   <\b<   f\bfi\bil\ble\be

       and a form letter with substitutions keyed by `@'  can  be
       done with

              l\bla\bam\bm   -\b-t\bt   @\b@   l\ble\bet\btt\bte\ber\br   c\bch\bha\ban\bng\bge\bes\bs


S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
       join(1), pr(1), printf(3)


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