NAME

Term::FormatColumns - Format lists of data into columns across the terminal's width

SYNOPSIS

use Term::FormatColumns qw( format_columns );
my @list = 0..1000;
print format_columns @list;

DESCRIPTION

This module will take a list and format it into columns that stretch across the current terminal's width, much like the output of ls(1).

If the filehandle is not attached to a tty, will simply write one column of output (again, like ls(1)).

FUNCTIONS

format_columns

my $string = format_columns @array;

Format the list of data for STDOUT. Returns a single string formatted and ready for output.

format_columns_for_fh

my $string = format_columns_for_fh $fh, @array;
my $string = format_columns_for_fh STDOUT, @array;

Format the given data for the given filehandle. If the filehandle is attached to a tty, will get the tty's width to determine how to format the data.

format_columns_for_width

my $string = format_columns_for_width 78, @array;

Format the given data for the given width. This allows you to use this module without being attached to a known/knowable terminal.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2012, Doug Bell preaction@cpan.org

LICENSE

This distribution is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl 5.14.2.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.