def neatly: . as $in | range(0;length) | "\(.): \($in[.])"; def rjust(n): tostring | (n-length)*" " + .; # The task: " i : [MDR, MP]", ((123321, 7739, 893, 899998) as $i | "\($i|rjust(6)): \(mdroot($i))"), "", "Tabulation", "MDR: [n0..n4]", (tabulate(5) | neatly)