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            "text": "# paste(1) (man)\n\n## TLDR\n\n> Merge lines of files.\n\n- Join all the lines into a single line, using `TAB` as delimiter:\n  `paste {{-s|--serial}} {{path/to/file}}`\n- Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter:\n  `paste {{-s|--serial}} {{-d|--delimiters}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file}}`\n- Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using `TAB` as delimiter:\n  `paste {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`\n- Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter:\n  `paste {{-d|--delimiters}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`\n- Merge two files, with lines added alternatively:\n  `paste {{-d|--delimiters}} '\\n' {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}`\n\n*Source: tldr-pages*\n\n---\n\n**Summary:** paste - merge lines of files\n\n**Synopsis:** paste [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n\n## Flags\n\n| Flag | Long | Arg | Description |\n|------|------|-----|-------------|\n| -d | --delimiters | — | reuse characters from LIST instead of TABs |\n| -s | --serial | — | paste one file at a time instead of in parallel |\n| -z | --zero-terminated | — | line delimiter is NUL, not newline --help display this help and exit |\n| — | --version | — | output version information and exit |\n\n## Section Outline\n\n- **NAME** (2 lines)\n- **SYNOPSIS** (2 lines)\n- **DESCRIPTION** (7 lines) — 4 subsections\n  - -d --delimiters (2 lines)\n  - -s --serial (2 lines)\n  - -z --zero-terminated (4 lines)\n  - --version (2 lines)\n- **AUTHOR** (2 lines)\n- **REPORTING BUGS** (3 lines)\n- **COPYRIGHT** (5 lines)\n- **SEE ALSO** (6 lines)\n\n## Full Content\n\n### NAME\n\npaste - merge lines of files\n\n### SYNOPSIS\n\npaste [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n\n### DESCRIPTION\n\nWrite  lines  consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from each FILE, separated by\nTABs, to standard output.\n\nWith no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\n#### -d --delimiters\n\nreuse characters from LIST instead of TABs\n\n#### -s --serial\n\npaste one file at a time instead of in parallel\n\n#### -z --zero-terminated\n\nline delimiter is NUL, not newline\n\n--help display this help and exit\n\n#### --version\n\noutput version information and exit\n\n### AUTHOR\n\nWritten by David M. Ihnat and David MacKenzie.\n\n### REPORTING BUGS\n\nGNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>\nReport any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>\n\n### COPYRIGHT\n\nCopyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3  or  later\n<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.\nThis  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to\nthe extent permitted by law.\n\n### SEE ALSO\n\nFull documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/paste>\nor available locally via: info '(coreutils) paste invocation'\n\n\n\nGNU coreutils 8.32                          January 2026                                    PASTE(1)\n\n"
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        "summary": "paste - merge lines of files",
        "synopsis": "paste [OPTION]... [FILE]...",
        "tldr_summary": "Merge lines of files.",
        "tldr_examples": [
            {
                "description": "Join all the lines into a single line, using `TAB` as delimiter",
                "command": "paste {{-s|--serial}} {{path/to/file}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Join all the lines into a single line, using the specified delimiter",
                "command": "paste {{-s|--serial}} {{-d|--delimiters}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using `TAB` as delimiter",
                "command": "paste {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Merge two files side by side, each in its column, using the specified delimiter",
                "command": "paste {{-d|--delimiters}} {{delimiter}} {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Merge two files, with lines added alternatively",
                "command": "paste {{-d|--delimiters}} '\\n' {{path/to/file1}} {{path/to/file2}}"
            }
        ],
        "tldr_source": "official",
        "flags": [
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                "flag": "-d",
                "long": "--delimiters",
                "arg": null,
                "description": "reuse characters from LIST instead of TABs"
            },
            {
                "flag": "-s",
                "long": "--serial",
                "arg": null,
                "description": "paste one file at a time instead of in parallel"
            },
            {
                "flag": "-z",
                "long": "--zero-terminated",
                "arg": null,
                "description": "line delimiter is NUL, not newline --help display this help and exit"
            },
            {
                "flag": "",
                "long": "--version",
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                    {
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                "name": "COPYRIGHT",
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            {
                "name": "SEE ALSO",
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                "subsections": []
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