title: awk output colum width to fixed
body: <p>I want to print an 'echo' command output which has fields that is separated by '|' into columns with a fixed same width for all column. Number of columns may vary hence, the width should be a global setting applicable for all columns.</p>
  
  <p>Sample input</p>
  
  <pre><code>1234|sdan:active:running|sdax:active:running|sdbh:active:running|sdcv:active:running|sddf:active:running|sddp:active:running|Total paths 6 : OK
  1235|sdc:active:running|sdm:active:running|sdw:active:running|sdbk:active:running|sdbu:active:running|sdce:active:running|Total paths 6 : OK
  1236|sdam:active:running|sdaw:active:running|sdbg:active:running|sdde:active:running|sdcu:active:running|sddo:active:running|Total paths 6 : OK
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