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  1. #!/bin/bash
  2. awk -F ':' '{ a[++n] = $1; b[n] = $2; if (length($1) > max) max = length($1) }
  3.   END { for (i=1; i<=n; ++i) printf "%" max "s:%s\n", a[i], b[i] }'
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aaa:aaaaaaaa
bb:bbb
cccccccccccc:cc
d:d
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         aaa:aaaaaaaa
          bb:bbb
cccccccccccc:cc
           d:d
https://ideone.com/Eaebhh
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49232918/align-about-a-given-character-in-bash
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Bash (bash 5.0.3)
created:
2 years ago
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