nushell/docs/commands/split_column.md
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---
title: split column
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---
splits contents across multiple columns via the separator.
## Signature
```> split column (separator) ...rest --collapse-empty```
## Parameters
- `separator`: the character that denotes what separates columns
- `...rest`: column names to give the new columns
- `--collapse-empty`: remove empty columns
## Examples
Split a string into columns by the specified separator
```shell
> echo 'a--b--c' | split column '--'
```
Split a string into columns of char and remove the empty columns
```shell
> echo 'abc' | split column -c ''
```