txtable

A simple tool to generate plain text tables.

Usage

$ cat table.txt

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|Name|Birth Date|Role|Schedule
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1|Ray|1988-01-23|Programmer|10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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2|Michael|1970-12-06||1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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|Name|Role|Memo
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3|Edith|QA| Former team member.
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$ txtable table.txt

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |   Name    |  Birth Date  |         Role          |       Schedule
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  |    Ray    |  1988-01-23  |      Programmer       |  10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2  |  Michael  |  1970-12-06  |                       |  1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     |   Name    |     Role     |         Memo
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3  |   Edith   |      QA      |  Former team member.
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