align2col

#!/bin/bash

# This script comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, use at own risk
# Copyright (C) 2021 Osiris Alejandro Gomez <osiux@osiux.com>
#
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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if [[ ! -t 0 ]]
then
  TMPI="$(mktemp)"

  true > "$TMPI"

  while IFS= read -r PIPED_INPUT
  do
    echo "$PIPED_INPUT" >> "$TMPI"
  done

fi

[[ ! -z "$1"    ]] && TMPI="$1"
[[ ! -e "$TMPI" ]] && exit 1

TOTA="$(awk '{print $1}' "$TMPI" | wc -L)"
TOTB="$(awk '{print $2}' "$TMPI" | wc -L)"
COLA=$((TOTA+1))
COLB=$((TOTB+1))

while read -r A B
do
  printf "%-*s %-*s\\n" \
         "$COLA" "$A"             \
         "$COLB" "$B"
done < "$TMPI" | sed 's/ \+$//g'