bsdmainutils package.
If the input would be larger than the current terminal column count, format it into newspaper like columns.
seq 100 | column
Sample output:
1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96
2 7 12 17 22 27 32 37 42 47 52 57 62 67 72 77 82 87 92 97
3 8 13 18 23 28 33 38 43 48 53 58 63 68 73 78 83 88 93 98
4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39 44 49 54 59 64 69 74 79 84 89 94 99
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Options:
-t: format data into table format. Intelligently uses a separator char-s: set the separator char
Command:
printf '123|1|12345\n12345|123|1\n' | column -ts'|'
Sample output:
123 1 12345
12345 123 1