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Using Paste To Convert Qplot Files To Grap Files

If you have two files that you want to merge by columns there is a UNIX program called paste A simple example of this is:

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     % cat x
     1
     2
     3
     % cat y
     10.
     20.
     30.
     % paste x y
     1       10.0
     2       20.0
     3       30.0
Note: This column merging is on  the  screen;  so,  to  save  the
information into a file, use:

     % paste x y > xy

Now you have a file called xy that can be read  by  grap!   Also,
the tbl program can be easily used to print the file.  If you are
putting columns of data together for  another  program,  you  may
need to remove the separation character that is used by paste You
can see with the cat -t command that the tab  key  separates  the
two columns:
     % cat -t xy
     1^I10.0
     2^I20.0
     3^I30.0
     %

The "expand" command can be used to create a  file  with  NO  tab
characters...
     % expand < xy > xy.good

     % cat -t xy.good

     1       10.0
     2       20.0
     3       30.0





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