NAME
psc - prepare sc files
SYNOPSIS
psc [-fLkrSPv] [-s cell] [-R n] [-C n] [-n n] [-d c]
DESCRIPTION
Psc is used to prepare data for input to the spreadsheet calculator
sc(1). It accepts normal ascii data on standard input. Standard
output is a sc file. With no options, psc starts the spreadsheet in
cell A0. Strings are right justified. All data on a line is entered
on the same row; new input lines cause the output row number to
increment by one. The default delimiters are tab and space. The
column formats are set to one larger than the number of columns
required to hold the largest value in the column.
OPTIONS
-f Omit column width calculations. This option is for preparing
data to be merged with an existing spreadsheet. If the option
is not specified, the column widths calculated for the data read
by psc will override those already set in the existing
spreadsheet.
-L Left justify strings.
-k Keep all delimiters. This option causes the output cell to
change on each new delimiter encountered in the input stream.
The default action is to condense multiple delimiters to one, so
that the cell only changes once per input data item.
-r Output the data by row first then column. For input consisting
of a single column, this option will result in output of one row
with multiple columns instead of a single column spreadsheet.
-s cell
Start the top left corner of the spreadsheet in cell. For
example, -s B33 will arrange the output data so that the
spreadsheet starts in column B, row 33.
-R n Increment by n on each new output row.
-C n Increment by n on each new output column.
-n n Output n rows before advancing to the next column. This option
is used when the input is arranged in a single column and the
spreadsheet is to have multiple columns, each of which is to be
length n.
-d c Use the single character c as the delimiter between input
fields.
-P Plain numbers only. A field is a number only when there is no
imbedded [-+eE].
-S All numbers are strings.
-v Print the version of psc
SEE ALSO
sc(1)
AUTHOR
Robert Bond