nushell/docs/commands/format.md

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title: format
layout: command
version: 0.59.1
---
Format columns into a string using a simple pattern.
## Signature
```> format (pattern)```
## Parameters
- `pattern`: the pattern to output. e.g.) "{foo}: {bar}"
## Examples
Print filenames with their sizes
```shell
> ls | format '{name}: {size}'
```
Print elements from some columns of a table
```shell
> echo [[col1, col2]; [v1, v2] [v3, v4]] | format '{col2}'
```