format for strings> format {flags} (pattern)
pattern: the pattern to output. e.g.) "{foo}: {bar}"| input | output |
|---|---|
| record | any |
| table | list<string> |
Print filenames with their sizes
>ls|format'{name}: {size}'
Print elements from some columns of a table
> [[col1, col2]; [v1, v2] [v3, v4]] |format'{col2}'
╭───┬────╮
│0│v2│
│1│v4│
╰───┴────╯
| name | type | usage |
|---|---|---|
format date |
Builtin | Format a given date using a format string. |
format duration |
Builtin | Outputs duration with a specified unit of time. |
format filesize |
Builtin | Converts a column of filesizes to some specified format. |
Tips: Command format was not included in the official binaries by default, you have to build it with --features=extra flag
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