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paste:tldr:87231
paste: Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter.
$ paste -d ${delimiter} ${file1} ${file2}
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This command is a Linux/Unix command used to concatenate the contents of two files side by side with a specified delimiter. Here is the explanation of each part:
paste
: This is the command name, which is used to paste/concatenate files.-d
: This option is used to specify the delimiter that separates the contents of the files. The${delimiter}
is a placeholder for the actual delimiter you want to use.${file1}
: This is the first file that you want to concatenate.${file2}
: This is the second file that you want to concatenate.
When you run this command with the actual file names and delimiter, it will take the lines from both file1
and file2
and paste them side by side separated by the specified delimiter.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.