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Description:
Text column alignment filter

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.7.5@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: text-processing cli formatting data-tools productivity

Install: brew install align

About:
Align is a command-line utility that formats text input into neatly aligned columns, similar to the Unix column command but with more sophisticated formatting options. It automatically detects delimiters and adjusts column widths to create visually organized output. This tool is particularly valuable for transforming raw data streams into readable reports and formatted text displays.

Key Features:

Automatic column width detection and adjustment
Support for multiple delimiter types including spaces, tabs, and custom characters
Configurable padding and justification options
Stream processing capability for large files
Preserves original data while improving readability

Use Cases:

Formatting command output for better readability in terminal
Converting CSV or tab-delimited data into aligned text reports
Creating formatted text output for documentation or logs
Processing system monitoring data into readable tables

Alternatives:

column – Unix core utility with basic column formatting, align offers more advanced formatting options
awk – General-purpose text processing, requires manual formatting code while align provides out-of-the-box column alignment
csvkit – Comprehensive CSV toolkit, align is lightweight and handles various text formats beyond CSV

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Bottles available for: all

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