NAME

       neaten - neaten up output columns

SYNOPSIS

       neaten [ format ]

DESCRIPTION

       Neaten  reads from its standard input and neatens up columns separated by white space using the specified
       format.  The format is a string consisting of a positive integer followed by an alignment  character  and
       another integer.  The alignment character is usually a decimal point ('.'), but it can be any non-digit.

       The  alignment  character is used as the central point of each column.  The total column field width will
       be the number to the left of the alignment character plus one for the alignment character itself plus the
       number to the right of the alignment character.

       If a field does not contain the alignment character, it  will  be  printed  to  the  left  of  where  the
       alignment  character  would  have appeared.  If a field is too long to print within the specified format,
       the entire field will be printed and that row will not be aligned with the rest.

       The default format is "8.8".

EXAMPLE

       To examine a file with columns of numbers:

         neaten 10.8 < input | more

BUGS

       Columns wider than the total width of the format specification will be  printed  without  any  separating
       white space.

       The program does not do anything special with tabs on the input.

AUTHOR

       Greg Ward

SEE ALSO

       cnt(1), rcalc(1), rlam(1), total(1)

RADIANCE                                            11/15/93                                           NEATEN(1)