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.TH "GIT\-COLUMN" "1" "02/02/2026" "Git 2\&.53\&.0" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-column \- Display data in columns
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fIgit column\fR [\-\-command=<name>] [\-\-[raw\-]mode=<mode>] [\-\-width=<width>]
             [\-\-indent=<string>] [\-\-nl=<string>] [\-\-padding=<n>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
This command formats the lines of its standard input into a table with multiple columns\&. Each input line occupies one cell of the table\&. It is used internally by other git commands to format output into columns\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-command=<name>
.RS 4
Look up layout mode using configuration variable column\&.<name> and column\&.ui\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-mode=<mode>
.RS 4
Specify layout mode\&. See configuration variable column\&.ui for option syntax in
\fBgit-config\fR(1)\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-raw\-mode=<n>
.RS 4
Same as \-\-mode but take mode encoded as a number\&. This is mainly used by other commands that have already parsed layout mode\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-width=<width>
.RS 4
Specify the terminal width\&. By default
\fIgit column\fR
will detect the terminal width, or fall back to 80 if it is unable to do so\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-indent=<string>
.RS 4
String to be printed at the beginning of each line\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-nl=<string>
.RS 4
String to be printed at the end of each line, including newline character\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-padding=<N>
.RS 4
The number of spaces between columns\&. One space by default\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
Format data by columns:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ seq 1 24 | git column \-\-mode=column \-\-padding=5
1      4      7      10     13     16     19     22
2      5      8      11     14     17     20     23
3      6      9      12     15     18     21     24
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
Format data by rows:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ seq 1 21 | git column \-\-mode=row \-\-padding=5
1      2      3      4      5      6      7
8      9      10     11     12     13     14
15     16     17     18     19     20     21
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
List some tags in a table with unequal column widths:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ git tag \-\-list \*(Aqv2\&.4\&.*\*(Aq \-\-column=row,dense
v2\&.4\&.0  v2\&.4\&.0\-rc0  v2\&.4\&.0\-rc1  v2\&.4\&.0\-rc2  v2\&.4\&.0\-rc3
v2\&.4\&.1  v2\&.4\&.10     v2\&.4\&.11     v2\&.4\&.12     v2\&.4\&.2
v2\&.4\&.3  v2\&.4\&.4      v2\&.4\&.5      v2\&.4\&.6      v2\&.4\&.7
v2\&.4\&.8  v2\&.4\&.9
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
.sp
Everything below this line in this section is selectively included from the \fBgit-config\fR(1) documentation\&. The content is the same as what\(cqs found there:
.PP
column\&.ui
.RS 4
Specify whether supported commands should output in columns\&. This variable consists of a list of tokens separated by spaces or commas:
.sp
These options control when the feature should be enabled (defaults to
\fInever\fR):
.PP
\fBalways\fR
.RS 4
always show in columns
.RE
.PP
\fBnever\fR
.RS 4
never show in columns
.RE
.PP
\fBauto\fR
.RS 4
show in columns if the output is to the terminal
.RE
.sp
These options control layout (defaults to
\fIcolumn\fR)\&. Setting any of these implies
\fIalways\fR
if none of
\fIalways\fR,
\fInever\fR, or
\fIauto\fR
are specified\&.
.PP
\fBcolumn\fR
.RS 4
fill columns before rows
.RE
.PP
\fBrow\fR
.RS 4
fill rows before columns
.RE
.PP
\fBplain\fR
.RS 4
show in one column
.RE
.sp
Finally, these options can be combined with a layout option (defaults to
\fInodense\fR):
.PP
\fBdense\fR
.RS 4
make unequal size columns to utilize more space
.RE
.PP
\fBnodense\fR
.RS 4
make equal size columns
.RE
.RE
.PP
column\&.branch
.RS 4
Specify whether to output branch listing in
\fBgit\fR
\fBbranch\fR
in columns\&. See
\fBcolumn\&.ui\fR
for details\&.
.RE
.PP
column\&.clean
.RS 4
Specify the layout when listing items in
\fBgit\fR
\fBclean\fR
\fB\-i\fR, which always shows files and directories in columns\&. See
\fBcolumn\&.ui\fR
for details\&.
.RE
.PP
column\&.status
.RS 4
Specify whether to output untracked files in
\fBgit\fR
\fBstatus\fR
in columns\&. See
\fBcolumn\&.ui\fR
for details\&.
.RE
.PP
column\&.tag
.RS 4
Specify whether to output tag listings in
\fBgit\fR
\fBtag\fR
in columns\&. See
\fBcolumn\&.ui\fR
for details\&.
.RE
.SH "GIT"
.sp
Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite
