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-.\" Copyright (c) 1989 The Regents of the University of California.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.

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 .\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
 .\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by

-.\" Adam S. Moskowitz of Menlo Consulting.
+.\" Adam S. Moskowitz and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
+.\" Engineers, Inc.
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-.\"    @(#)paste.1     5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)paste.1     5.6 (Berkeley) 7/27/91

 .\"
 .\"

-.TH PASTE 1 ""
-.UC 7
-.SH NAME
-paste - merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.ft B
-.nf
-paste [-s] [-d list] file ...
-.fi
-.ft R
-.SH DESCRIPTION
+.Dd July 27, 1991
+.Dt PASTE 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm paste
+.Nd merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm paste
+.Op Fl s
+.Op Fl d Ar list
+.Ar file ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION

 The
 The

-.I paste
+.Nm paste

 utility concatenates the corresponding lines of the given input files,
 replacing all but the last file's newline characters with a single tab
 character, and writes the resulting lines to standard output.
 If end-of-file is reached on an input file while other input files
 still contain data, the file is treated as if it were an endless source
 of empty lines.
 utility concatenates the corresponding lines of the given input files,
 replacing all but the last file's newline characters with a single tab
 character, and writes the resulting lines to standard output.
 If end-of-file is reached on an input file while other input files
 still contain data, the file is treated as if it were an endless source
 of empty lines.

-.PP
+.Pp

 The options are as follows:
 The options are as follows:

-.TP
--d list
+.Bl -tag -width Fl
+.It Fl d  Ar list 

 Use one or more of the provided characters to replace the newline
 characters instead of the default tab.
 The characters in
 Use one or more of the provided characters to replace the newline
 characters instead of the default tab.
 The characters in

-.I list
+.Ar list

 are used circularly, i.e., when
 are used circularly, i.e., when

-.I list
+.Ar list

 is exhausted the first character from
 is exhausted the first character from

-.I list
+.Ar list

 is reused.
 This continues until a line from the last input file (in default operation)
 or the last line in each file (using the -s option) is displayed, at which
 time
 is reused.
 This continues until a line from the last input file (in default operation)
 or the last line in each file (using the -s option) is displayed, at which
 time

-.I paste
+.Nm paste

 begins selecting characters from the beginning of
 begins selecting characters from the beginning of

-.I list
+.Ar list

 again.
 again.

-.PP
-.RS
+.Pp

 The following special characters can also be used in list:
 The following special characters can also be used in list:

-.TP
-\en
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width flag -compact
+.It Li \en

 newline character
 newline character

-.br
-.ns
-.TP
-\et
+.It Li \et

 tab character
 tab character

-.br
-.ns
-.TP
-\e\e
+.It Li \e\e

 backslash character
 backslash character

-.br
-.ns
-.TP
-\e0
+.It Li \e0

 Empty string (not a null character).
 Empty string (not a null character).

-.PP
+.El
+.Pp

 Any other character preceded by a backslash is equivalent to the
 character itself.
 Any other character preceded by a backslash is equivalent to the
 character itself.

-.RE
-.TP
--s
+.It Fl s

 Concatenate all of the lines of each separate input file in command line
 order.
 The newline character of every line except the last line in each input
 file is replaced with the tab character, unless otherwise specified by
 the -d option.
 Concatenate all of the lines of each separate input file in command line
 order.
 The newline character of every line except the last line in each input
 file is replaced with the tab character, unless otherwise specified by
 the -d option.

-.PP
-If ``-'' is specified for one or more of the input files, the standard
+.El
+.Pp
+If
+.Ql Fl
+is specified for one or more of the input files, the standard

 input is used; standard input is read one line at a time, circularly,
 input is used; standard input is read one line at a time, circularly,

-for each instance of ``-''.
-.PP
+for each instance of
+.Ql Fl .
+.Pp

 The
 The

-.I paste
+.Nm paste

 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

-.SH ENVIRONMENT
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-cut(1)
-.SH STANDARDS
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr cut 1
+.Sh STANDARDS

 The
 The

-.I paste
-function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.
+.Nm paste
+utility is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.