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guesswidth

Guess the width output of commands without delimiters

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Description

guesswidth guesses the column widths in output from commands that print to the terminal without explicit delimiters. It helps parse and process columnar output from commands like ps, docker, and kubectl.

AI Summary

Guesses column widths in terminal command output that lacks explicit delimiters, enabling parsing of commands like ps and docker.

Capabilities

  • + Detect column boundaries in terminal output
  • + Parse columnar output without delimiters
  • + Work with commands like ps, docker, kubectl

Use When

  • → User needs to parse columnar command output
  • → User wants to extract specific columns from undelimited output

Avoid When

  • x Output already has delimiters like CSV or TSV
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