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To: zsh-users@zsh.org References: <8809e9e7-2389-4bb7-ba67-95222d302594@eastlink.ca> Content-language: en-US From: Ray Andrews In-reply-to: X-Seq: 29920 Archived-At: X-Loop: zsh-users@zsh.org Errors-To: zsh-users-owner@zsh.org Precedence: list Precedence: bulk Sender: zsh-users-request@zsh.org X-no-archive: yes List-Id: List-Help: , List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------8Z0jR0RDZRXeYyKn5b1HZclq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 2024-05-06 16:57, Lawrence Velázquez wrote: > And if the spacing is just being added to the beginning or end of > string1, then don't bother with the spacer variable: > > # Left-padded > printf -v string1 '%*s' $#string2 $string1 > > # Right-padded > printf -v string1 '%-*s' $#string2 $string1 Gotta start using printf to cobble together complicated variables. But in this case it's internal: % mnt Label:     Partition:    Mountpoint:  Size:    Free:    Used: %Used: b6-12-Deb12b     sda6    /            11.7G     5.6G     5.5G 47% b3--0-aWorking   sda3    /aWorking   280.5M   157.2M   104.3M 37% b2--0-boot       sda2    /boot       188.2M   131.2M    43.0M 23% b8--6-root1      sda8    /root         5.8G     2.4G     3.1G 53% b11---aRay       sda11   /aRay        15.6G     6.2G     8.5G 55% b10-5-aMisc      sda10   /aMisc        4.8G     4.5G   121.1M 2% % mnt sda Label:     Partition:    Mountpoint:     Size:    Free:    Used: %Used: b6-12-Deb12b     sda6    /               11.7G     5.6G 5.5G    47% b3--0-aWorking   sda3    /aWorking      280.5M   157.2M 104.3M    37% b2--0-boot       sda2    /boot          188.2M   131.2M 43.0M    23% b8--6-root1      sda8    /root            5.8G     2.4G 3.1G    53% b11---aRay       sda11   /aRay           15.6G     6.2G 8.5G    55% b10-5-aMisc      sda10   /aMisc           4.8G     4.5G 121.1M     2% b5-12-Deb11a     sda5    /media/sda/5    11.7G     4.2G 6.8G    58% b7-12-Deb12c     sda7    /media/sda/7    11.7G     5.6G 5.5G    47% b9--6-root2      sda9    /media/sda/9     5.8G     2.4G 3.1G    53% ... 'findmnt' outputs nice columns so the thing is to space the 'title' line accordingly -- it's mostly the mountpoint who's width can vary so the spacer goes in there.  Purely cosmetic. --------------8Z0jR0RDZRXeYyKn5b1HZclq Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

On 2024-05-06 16:57, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
And if the spacing is just being added to the beginning or end of 
string1, then don't bother with the spacer variable:

	# Left-padded
	printf -v string1 '%*s' $#string2 $string1

	# Right-padded
	printf -v string1 '%-*s' $#string2 $string1
Gotta start using printf to cobble together complicated variables.  But in this case it's internal:

% mnt

Label:     Partition:    Mountpoint:  Size:    Free:    Used:  %Used:

b6-12-Deb12b     sda6    /            11.7G     5.6G     5.5G    47%
b3--0-aWorking   sda3    /aWorking   280.5M   157.2M   104.3M    37%
b2--0-boot       sda2    /boot       188.2M   131.2M    43.0M    23%
b8--6-root1      sda8    /root         5.8G     2.4G     3.1G    53%
b11---aRay       sda11   /aRay        15.6G     6.2G     8.5G    55%
b10-5-aMisc      sda10   /aMisc        4.8G     4.5G   121.1M     2%

% mnt sda

Label:     Partition:    Mountpoint:     Size:    Free:    Used:  %Used:

b6-12-Deb12b     sda6    /               11.7G     5.6G     5.5G    47%
b3--0-aWorking   sda3    /aWorking      280.5M   157.2M   104.3M    37%
b2--0-boot       sda2    /boot          188.2M   131.2M    43.0M    23%
b8--6-root1      sda8    /root            5.8G     2.4G     3.1G    53%
b11---aRay       sda11   /aRay           15.6G     6.2G     8.5G    55%
b10-5-aMisc      sda10   /aMisc           4.8G     4.5G   121.1M     2%
b5-12-Deb11a     sda5    /media/sda/5    11.7G     4.2G     6.8G    58%
b7-12-Deb12c     sda7    /media/sda/7    11.7G     5.6G     5.5G    47%
b9--6-root2      sda9    /media/sda/9     5.8G     2.4G     3.1G    53%

... 'findmnt' outputs nice columns so the thing is to space the 'title' line accordingly -- it's mostly the mountpoint who's width can vary so the spacer goes in there.  Purely cosmetic.





    

    

  


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