format for strings

Format columns into a string using a simple pattern.

Signature

> format {flags} (pattern)

Parameters

• pattern: the pattern to output. e.g.) "{foo}: {bar}"

Input/output types:

input	output
record	any
table	list<string>

Examples

Print filenames with their sizes

> ls | format '{name}: {size}'

Print elements from some columns of a table

> [[col1, col2]; [v1, v2] [v3, v4]] | format '{col2}'
╭───┬────╮
│ 0 │ v2 │
│ 1 │ v4 │
╰───┴────╯

Subcommands:

name	type	usage
format date	Builtin	Format a given date using a format string.
format duration	Builtin	Outputs duration with a specified unit of time.
format filesize	Builtin	Converts a column of filesizes to some specified format.

Tips: Command format was not included in the official binaries by default, you have to build it with --features=extra flag