strings

Format columns into a string using a simple pattern.

Signature

> format pattern {flags} (pattern)

Parameters

• pattern: the pattern to output. e.g.) "{foo}: {bar}"

Input/output types:

input	output
record	any
table	list<string>

Examples

Print filenames with their sizes

> ls | format pattern '{name}: {size}'

Print elements from some columns of a table

> [[col1, col2]; [v1, v2] [v3, v4]] | format pattern '{col2}'
╭───┬────╮
│ 0 │ v2 │
│ 1 │ v4 │
╰───┴────╯