https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714554#M61441 I have two files. One file has two columns, separated by tab. the other file has just one column. How can I combine these two files to have one file with 3 columns? Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:41:23 GMT Kevin Wright 2002-04-30T21:41:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714554#M61441 I have two files. One file has two columns, separated by tab. the other file has just one column. How can I combine these two files to have one file with 3 columns? Tue, 30 Apr 2002 21:41:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714554#M61441 Kevin Wright 2002-04-30T21:41:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714555#M61442 Hi Kevin,<BR /><BR />How about using 'paste'.<BR />This is how to combine two files into a third, with the same number of lines.<BR /><BR /># paste -d"\t" wrk2 wrk3 &gt;wrk4<BR /><BR />HTH<BR />~Michael~ Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:07:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714555#M61442 Michael Tully 2002-04-30T22:07:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714556#M61443 Never heard of paste before, but it is perfect. Thanks Mike. Wed, 01 May 2002 13:48:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/sed-awk-help/m-p/2714556#M61443 Kevin Wright 2002-05-01T13:48:01Z