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Add an EXAMPLES section with three examples. Document the problem with

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multibyte characters and the -d option in a BUGS section.
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Tim J. Robbins 2002-06-10 08:50:56 +00:00
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@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ is specified for one or more of the input files, the standard
input is used; standard input is read one line at a time, circularly,
for each instance of
.Ql Fl .
.Sh EXAMPLES
List the files in the current directory in three columns:
.Pp
.Dl "ls | paste - - -"
.Pp
Combine pairs of lines from a file into single lines:
.Pp
.Dl "paste -s -d '\et\en' myfile"
.Pp
Number the lines in a file, similar to
.Xr nl 1 :
.Pp
.Dl "sed = myfile | paste -s -d '\et\en' - -"
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Ex -std
.Sh SEE ALSO
@ -121,3 +134,7 @@ The
utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2
compatible.
.Sh BUGS
Multibyte character delimiters cannot be specified with the
.Fl d
option.