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NAME

6       dbcolmerge - merge multiple columns into one
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SYNOPSIS

9       dbcolmerge [-C ElementSeparator] [columns...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       For each row, merge multiple columns down to a single column, joining
13       elements with ElementSeparator (defaults to a single underscore).
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OPTIONS

16       -C S or --element-separator S
17           Specify the separator used to join columns.  (Defaults to a single
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20       -e E or --empty E
21           give value E as the value for empty (null) records
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23       This module also supports the standard fsdb options:
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25       -d  Enable debugging output.
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27       -i or --input InputSource
28           Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or "-" for standard
29           input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue
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32       -o or --output OutputDestination
33           Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or "-" for
34           standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or
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37       --autorun or --noautorun
38           By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter
39           objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method.  The
40           "--(no)autorun" option controls that behavior within Perl.
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42       --header H
43           Use H as the full Fsdb header, rather than reading a header from
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46       --help
47           Show help.
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49       --man
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SAMPLE USAGE

53   Input:
54           #fsdb      first   last
55           John    Heidemann
56           Greg    Johnson
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58           # this is a simple database
59           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcol fullname
60           #  | dbcolrename fullname first_last
61           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcolsplit -C _ first_last
62           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcol first last
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64   Command:
65           cat data.fsdb | dbcolmerge -C _ first last
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67   Output:
68           #fsdb      first   last    first_last
69           John    Heidemann       John_Heidemann
70           Greg    Johnson Greg_Johnson
71           Root    -        Root_
72           # this is a simple database
73           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcol fullname
74           #  | dbcolrename fullname first_last
75           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcolsplit first_last
76           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcol first last
77           #  | /home/johnh/BIN/DB/dbcolmerge -C _ first last
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SEE ALSO

80       Fsdb.  dbcolsplittocols.  dbcolsplittorows.  dbcolrename.
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83       Copyright (C) 1991-2018 by John Heidemann <johnh@isi.edu>
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85       This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public
86       license, version 2.  See the file COPYING with the distribution for
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