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# README

Path: | README
Last Update: | Sun Mar 01 21:35:11 -0700 2009

# Columnize - Module to print an Array in column order.

## Summary

      In showing a long lists, sometimes one would prefer to see the
      in sorted column order. Some examples include listing methods of an object
      or debugger commands.

      require 'columnize'
      columnize([1, 2, 3])
       1 2 3
      a  = (1..100).to_a
      print columnize((1..100).to_a.map{|x| "%2d" % x}, 60)

       1   8  15  22  29  36  43  50  57  64  71  78  85  92  99
       2   9  16  23  30  37  44  51  58  65  72  79  86  93  100
       3  10  17  24  31  38  45  52  59  66  73  80  87  94
       4  11  18  25  32  39  46  53  60  67  74  81  88  95
       5  12  19  26  33  40  47  54  61  68  75  82  89  96
       6  13  20  27  34  41  48  55  62  69  76  83  90  97
       7  14  21  28  35  42  49  56  63  70  77  84  91  98

## Credits

      This is adapted from a method of the same name from Python's cmd module.

## Other stuff

Author: | Rocky Bernstein <rockyb@rubyforge.net>
License: | Copyright (c) 2007 Rocky Bernstein Released under the GNU GPL 2 license

## Warranty

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

$Id: README 14 2007-12-09 17:33:36Z rockyb $

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