RosettaCodeData/Task/Align-columns/Q/align-columns.q

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"Given$a$text$file$of$many$lines,$where$fields$within$a$line$";
"are$delineated$by$a$single$'dollar'$character,$write$a$program";
"that$aligns$each$column$of$fields$by$ensuring$that$words$in$each$";
"column$are$separated$by$at$least$one$space.";
"Further,$allow$for$each$word$in$a$column$to$be$either$left$";
"justified,$right$justified,$or$center$justified$within$its$column." )
ta:{[aln;txt] / tabulate aligned
sl:(count'')s:"$"vs/:txt; / strings and their lengths
cw:{rl#\:max x@/:\:til max rl:count each x}sl; / cell widths
ps:$[aln=`R;-1-cw;1+cw]$''s; / padded strings
ps:$[aln=`C;(neg(cw-sl)div 2)rotate''ps;ps]; / center
1,[;"\n\n"]"\n"sv raze each ps; } / print