format

For strings.

Various commands for formatting data.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> format {flags}

Input/output types:

input output
nothing string

Notes

You must use one of the following subcommands. Using this command as-is will only produce this help message.

Subcommands:

name description type
format bits Convert value to a string of binary data represented by 0 and 1. built-in
format date Format a given date using a format string. built-in
format duration Outputs duration with a specified unit of time. built-in
format filesize Converts a column of filesizes to some specified format. built-in
format number Format a number. built-in
format pattern Format columns into a string using a simple pattern. built-in

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