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RS(1) General Commands Manual RS(1)
NAME
rs - reshape a data array
SYNOPSIS
rs [-CcSs [x]] [-GgKkw N] [-EeHhjmnTty] [rows [cols]]
DESCRIPTION
rs reads the standard input, interpreting each line as a row of blank-
separated entries in an array, transforms the array according to the
options, and writes it on the standard output. With no arguments it
transforms stream input into a columnar format convenient for terminal
viewing.
The shape of the input array is deduced from the number of lines and the
number of columns on the first line. If that shape is inconvenient, a
more useful one might be obtained by skipping some of the input with the
-k option. Other options control interpretation of the input columns.
The shape of the output array is influenced by the rows and cols
specifications, which should be positive integers. If only one of them
is a positive integer, rs computes a value for the other which will
accommodate all of the data. When necessary, missing data are supplied
in a manner specified by the options and surplus data are deleted. There
are options to control presentation of the output columns, including
transposition of the rows and columns.
The options are described below.
-C [x] Output columns are delimited by the single character x. A
missing x is taken to be `^I'.
-c [x] Input columns are delimited by the single character x. A
missing x is taken to be `^I'.
-e Consider each line of input as an array entry.
-G N The gutter width (inter-column space) has N percent of the
maximum column width added to it.
-g N The gutter width (inter-column space), normally 2, is taken
to be N.
-H Like -h, but also print the length of each line.
-h Print the shape of the input array and do nothing else.
The shape is just the number of lines and the number of
entries on the first line.
-j Right adjust entries within columns.
-K N Like -k, but print the ignored lines.
-k N Ignore the first N lines of input.
-m Do not trim excess delimiters from the ends of the output
array.
-n On lines having fewer entries than the first line, use null
entries to pad out the line. Normally, missing entries are
taken from the next line of input.
-S [x] Like -C, but padded strings of x are delimiters.
-s [x] Like -c, but maximal strings of x are delimiters.
-T Print the pure transpose of the input, ignoring any rows or
cols specification.
-t Fill in the rows of the output array using the columns of
the input array, that is, transpose the input while
honoring any rows and cols specifications.
-w N The width of the display, normally 80, is taken to be the
positive integer N.
-y If there are too few entries to make up the output
dimensions, pad the output by recycling the input from the
beginning. Normally, the output is padded with blanks.
-z Adapt column widths to fit the largest entries appearing in
them.
With no arguments, rs transposes its input, and assumes one array entry
per input line unless the first non-ignored line is longer than the
display width. Option letters which take numerical arguments interpret a
missing number as zero unless otherwise indicated.
EXAMPLES
rs can be used as a filter to convert the stream output of certain
programs (e.g., spell(1), du(1), file(1), look(1), nm(1), who(1), and
wc(1)) into a convenient "window" format, as in
who | rs
This function has been incorporated into the ls(1) program, though for
most programs with similar output rs suffices.
To convert stream input into vector output and back again, use
rs 1 0 | rs 0 1
A 10 by 10 array of random numbers from 1 to 100 and its transpose can be
generated with
jot -r 100 | rs 10 10 | tee array | rs -T > tarray
In the editor vi(1), a file consisting of a multi-line vector with 9
elements per line can undergo insertions and deletions, and then be
neatly reshaped into 9 columns with
:1,$!rs 0 9
Finally, to sort a database by the first line of each 4-line field, try
rs -eC 0 4 | sort | rs -c 0 1
SEE ALSO
jot(1), pr(1), sort(1), vi(1)
HISTORY
The rs utility first appeared in 4.2BSD.
AUTHORS
John A. Kunze
BUGS
Handles only two dimensional arrays.
The algorithm currently reads the whole file into memory, so files that
do not fit in memory will not be reshaped.
Fields cannot be defined yet on character positions.
Re-ordering of columns is not yet possible.
There are too many options.
NetBSD 10.99 January 1, 2016 NetBSD 10.99