2015-11-03 08:29:17 -0800, julio.ne...@gmail.com: [...] > $ paste -d "" odd even [...]
Note that the portable and standard way to paste with no separator is: paste -d '\0' odd even (no, it doesn't insert NUL characters). not paste -d '' odd even which is not standard and won't work with all paste implementations. With traditional paste implementations: $ paste -d '' a b paste: no delimiters -- Stephane