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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 589774170..e7273ec57 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -3901,6 +3901,22 @@ corresponding lines of each given file, separated by a TAB character. Standard input is used for a file name of @samp{-} or if no input files are given. +For example: + +@example +$ cat num2 +1 +2 +$ cat let3 +a +b +c +$ paste num2 let3 +1 a +2 b + c +@end example + Synopsis: @example @@ -3916,7 +3932,13 @@ The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. @opindex -s @opindex --serial Paste the lines of one file at a time rather than one line from each -file. +file. Using the above example data: + +@example +$ paste -s num2 let3 +1 2 +a b c +@end example @item -d @var{delim-list} @itemx --delimiters=@var{delim-list} @@ -3924,7 +3946,14 @@ file. @opindex --delimiters Consecutively use the characters in @var{delim-list} instead of TAB to separate merged lines. When @var{delim-list} is -exhausted, start again at its beginning. +exhausted, start again at its beginning. Using the above example data: + +@example +$ paste -d '%_' num2 let3 num2 +1%a_1 +2%b_2 +%c_ +@end example @end table |