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    The man page is pretty clear: -o, --only-matching: Print only the matched (non-empty) parts of a matching line, with each such part on a separate output line. Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 17:46
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    grep -o 'pattern' 'file' | column Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 17:47