In this article, you will learn how to use the Linux column command to format text into tables, handle CSV files, and generate clean, structured output, with 15+ practical examples for data formatting.

Working with CSV files or unstructured data often requires converting messy output into readable tabular format.

The column command is a simple but powerful utility that transforms raw data into properly formatted columns and tables, making data verification and analysis significantly easier.

The column command is part of the util-linux package and formats input into columns based on your source file structure.

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