.TH TRANSPOSE 1 "March 5, 1985" "\(co 1980 Gary Perlman" "|STAT" "UNIX User's Manual"
.SH NAME
transpose \- transpose matrix type file of strings or numbers
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B transpose
[-f format]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I transpose
reads non-blank lines and transposes lines and columns.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B -f format
Specify the width of the field holding each string.
At least one space is guaranteed between fields.
If the width is negative, then the absolute value of
the width is used to left justify fields.
Without formatting instructions,
.I transpose
puts a tab between fields on a line.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
For the input:
	1	2	3
	4	5	6
the program produces:
	1	4	
	2	5	
	3	6	
.fi
.SH LIMITS
Use the -L option to determine the program limits.