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---
syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
---
# paste
> Merge lines of files.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/paste-invocation.html>.
- Join all the lines into a single line, using `TAB` as delimiter:
`paste {{[-s|--serial]}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter:
`paste {{[-s|--serial]}} {{[-d|--delimiters]}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using `TAB` as delimiter:
`paste {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter:
`paste {{[-d|--delimiters]}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`
- Merge two files, with lines added alternatively:
`paste {{[-d|--delimiters]}} '
' {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`