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tabo(1)(TDH)                                                      tabo(1)(TDH)

NAME
       tabo(1) - nice display of tabular data file

SYNOPSIS
       tabo  [options]  datafile

DESCRIPTION
       Display tabular data nicely.  The tabo utility takes a tabular data
       file, makes a pass through it to measure field lengths, then displays
       the data so that fields (columns) are aligned.  Result is written to
       standard output.

OPTIONS
       -l

              Display rulings under the first line (assumed to be a header
              line), and any replicated header lines.

       -r

              Assume that the first non-comment line in the file is a header
              line, and replicate it every 30 lines (preceded by a blank
              line).  A "comment line" is any line beginning with two slashes
              (//).

       -s spacer

              Write spacer symbol (one or more characters) between fields in
              addition to the blank padding.

       -t

              Accept tab-delimited input where fields contain embedded spaces.

EXAMPLES
       tabo myfile

LIMITATIONS
       tabo does not read the project config file.

       tabo treats all fields in the same way, i.e. it centers them.  This may
       look strange for numerics.

                         19-SEP-2003   TDH scg@jax.org            tabo(1)(TDH)