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README.md

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 ### File Commands
 
 - [cat/tac](ebook/en/content/003-the-cat-tac-command.md) - concatenate and print files
+- [column](ebook/en/content/161-the-column-command.md) - format text into columns
 - [diff/sdiff](ebook/en/content/062-the-diff-sdiff-command.md) - compare files line by line
 - [find](ebook/en/content/102-the-find-command.md) - search for files
 - [grep](ebook/en/content/107-the-grep-command.md) - file pattern matcher
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 - [158-the-tty-command.md](ebook/en/content/158-the-tty-command.md)
 - [159-the-lspci-command.md](ebook/en/content/159-the-lspci-command.md)
 - [160-the-cfdisk-command.md](ebook/en/content/160-the-cfdisk-command.md)
+- [161-the-column-command.md](ebook/en/content/161-the-column-command.md)
 
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ebook/en/content/161-the-column-command.md

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+# The `column` Command
+
+The `column` command is used to format its input into multiple columns. It's particularly useful for making text-based tables and improving the readability of command output.
+
+## Command Syntax
+```bash
+column [options] [file]...
+```
+
+## Command Options
+- `-t`: Determine the number of columns automatically and create a table
+- `-s`: Specify the column delimiter (default is whitespace)
+- `-n`: Don't merge multiple adjacent delimiters
+- `-c`: Output in column format with specified width
+- `-x`: Fill columns before rows
+- `-L`: Align all entries to the left
+- `-R`: Align all entries to the right
+- `-o`: Specify column separator for table output
+
+## Examples
+
+1. Basic Column Formatting
+```bash
+# Create a simple list and format it into columns
+ls | column
+```
+
+2. Creating a Table from Delimited Data
+```bash
+# Format /etc/passwd entries into a neat table
+cut -d: -f1,6,7 /etc/passwd | column -t -s:
+```
+
+3. Formatting Command Output
+```bash
+# Display mount information in a clean tabular format
+mount | column -t
+```
+
+4. Custom Column Separator
+```bash
+# Format CSV data with custom separator
+echo "Name,Age,City\nJohn,25,NYC\nJane,30,LA" | column -t -s,
+```
+
+5. Left-aligned Table
+```bash
+# Create a left-aligned table from space-separated data
+ps aux | head -n 5 | column -t -L
+```
+
+## Additional Information
+- The `column` command is part of the `util-linux` package
+- It's particularly useful in shell scripts for formatting output
+- Can handle both file input and standard input (stdin)
+- Works well with other text processing commands like `cut`, `sort`, and `grep`
+
+## See Also
+- [`cut`](098-the-cut-command.md) - remove sections from files
+- [`sort`](059-the-sort-command.md) - sort lines of text files
+- [`paste`](060-the-paste-command.md) - merge lines of files
+- [`tr`](119-the-tr-command.md) - translate or delete characters
+
+## Further Reading
+- `man column` - manual page for the column command
+- [GNU Coreutils](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/)