On 2020-12-08 12:04, Eric Connor via Cygwin wrote:
>> *$uname -srvmo*
>> CYGWIN_NT-10.0 3.0.5(0.338/5/3) 2019-03-31 11:17 x86_64 Cygwin
>> *$which column*
>> /usr/bin/column
>> *$cygcheck -f /usr/bin/column*
>> util-linux-2.33.1-2
>> *$cygcheck -c util-linux*
>> Cygwin Package Information
>> Package              Version        Status
>> util-linux           2.33.1-2       OK
>> *$which vim*
>> /usr/bin/vim
>> *$cygcheck -c vim*
>> Cygwin Package Information
>> Package              Version        Status
>> vim                  8.2.0486-1     OK

> I'm not at liberty to share my path, due to the sensitivity of my position,
> but it *does *include /usr/bin, and it's the second entry in the value.

What is the first entry and where does it point?

> *$vim +'echo $PATH' *
> Properly imports the path into vim :)
> *$vim +'!which column'*
> Properly imports the path to column: /usr/bin/column
> 
> *ls -lrt /var/log/setup.log*|awk -F ' ' '{print $6, $7, $8, $NF}'*May 26
> 2020 /var/log/setup.log.runXa27444
> Dec 7 13:43 /var/log/setup.log
> Dec 7 13:43 /var/log/setup.log.full

	$ ls -glort

will skip the ids.

> Note: As I indicated earlier, I have been able to go back previous versions
> (with no success), and subsequently was able to run the update and bring
> the version back to current.
> 
> One good data example is the following, which I'd be curious if anyone else
> is able to sort using *:%!column -t*
> 
> *On my local machine (v.8.2.0486-1)
> *
> 
> Before -
> 
> 1.33570301776, 3.61194e-06, 7.24503e-06, -9.91572e-06, 1.25098e-05,
> 0.0102828, 0.010352, 0.0102677, 0.0103789, 0.00161604, 0.00167978,
> 0.00159998, 0.00182596, 0.0019804, 0.0133687, 0.010329, 0.00163437,
> 0.00191202, 0.0134425
> 1.34538754675, 3.3689e-06, 9.86066e-06, -9.12075e-06, 1.18058e-05,
> 0.00334344, 0.00342207, 0.00332897, 0.00345504, 0.00165532,
> 0.00170412, 0.00164234, 0.00441903, 0.00459294, 0.00449357,
> 0.00339737, 0.00166596, 0.00451926, 0.00455153
> 1.34808186291, -1.99011e-06, 6.53026e-06, -1.18909e-05, 9.52337e-06,
> 0.00158065, 0.00166529, 0.0015657, 0.0017022, 0.000740644, 0.00078635,
> 0.000730052, 0.00219736, 0.00238191, 0.00212762, 0.00163783,
> 0.000750669, 0.00230171, 0.00217917
> 
> After -
> 
> 
> *:%!column -t*shell returned 127
> 3 lines filtered
> 
> *On one of my servers (v. 7.4)*
> 
> Before -
> 
> 1.33570301776, 3.61194e-06, 7.24503e-06, -9.91572e-06, 1.25098e-05,
> 0.0102828, 0.010352, 0.0102677, 0.0103789, 0.00161604, 0.00167978,
> 0.00159998, 0.00182596, 0.0019804, 0.0133687, 0.010329, 0.00163437,
> 0.00191202, 0.0134425
> 1.34538754675, 3.3689e-06, 9.86066e-06, -9.12075e-06, 1.18058e-05,
> 0.00334344, 0.00342207, 0.00332897, 0.00345504, 0.00165532,
> 0.00170412, 0.00164234, 0.00441903, 0.00459294, 0.00449357,
> 0.00339737, 0.00166596, 0.00451926, 0.00455153
> 1.34808186291, -1.99011e-06, 6.53026e-06, -1.18909e-05, 9.52337e-06,
> 0.00158065, 0.00166529, 0.0015657, 0.0017022, 0.000740644, 0.00078635,
> 0.000730052, 0.00219736, 0.00238191, 0.00212762, 0.00163783,
> 0.000750669, 0.00230171, 0.00217917
> 
> After -
> 
> 1.33570301776,  3.61194e-06,   7.24503e-06,  -9.91572e-06,
> 1.25098e-05,  0.0102828,   0.010352,    0.0102677,   0.0103789,
> 0.00161604,   0.00167978,  0.00159998,   0.00182596,  0.0019804,
> 0.0133687,   0.010329,    0.00163437,   0.00191202,  0.0134425
> 1.34538754675,  3.3689e-06,    9.86066e-06,  -9.12075e-06,
> 1.18058e-05,  0.00334344,  0.00342207,  0.00332897,  0.00345504,
> 0.00165532,   0.00170412,  0.00164234,   0.00441903,  0.00459294,
> 0.00449357,  0.00339737,  0.00166596,   0.00451926,  0.00455153
> 1.34808186291,  -1.99011e-06,  6.53026e-06,  -1.18909e-05,
> 9.52337e-06,  0.00158065,  0.00166529,  0.0015657,   0.0017022,
> 0.000740644,  0.00078635,  0.000730052,  0.00219736,  0.00238191,
> 0.00212762,  0.00163783,  0.000750669,  0.00230171,  0.00217917

Would be better if you attached your input, as it is unclear if this is meant to 
be three or more lines: attached input and output for both.

Your problem is that column is not being executed from within vim.

What you type in vim should be ":%!column -t" in command mode.

You also need to check whether you have a vim command named column or only an 
external executable:

	$ vim +':echo exists(":column")'
	0
	$ vim +':echo executable("column")'
	1

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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