diff --git a/docs6/data-diving-examples.rst b/docs6/data-diving-examples.rst
index e26805fcd..83ec92760 100644
--- a/docs6/data-diving-examples.rst
+++ b/docs6/data-diving-examples.rst
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ Categorization of total insured value:
    :emphasize-lines: 1-1
 
     mlr --from data/flins.csv --icsv --opprint stats1 -a min,mean,max -f tiv_2012
-    tiv_2012_min tiv_2012_mean          tiv_2012_max
-    19757.91     1.0615314637499999e+06 2.78555163e+06
+    tiv_2012_min tiv_2012_mean      tiv_2012_max
+    19757.91     1061531.4637499999 2785551.63
 
 .. code-block:: none
    :emphasize-lines: 1-2
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Here it looks reasonable that ``u`` is unit-uniform; something's up with ``v`` b
     flag_mean 0.39888866838658465
     flag_max  1
     
-    u_min     4.3912454007477564e-05
+    u_min     0.000043912454007477564
     u_mean    0.4983263438118866
     u_max     0.9999687954968421
     
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ Look at univariate stats by color and shape. In particular, color-dependent flag
     mlr --opprint stats1 -a min,mean,max -f flag,u,v -g color \
       then sort -f color \
       data/colored-shapes.dkvp
-    color  flag_min flag_mean           flag_max u_min                  u_mean              u_max              v_min                 v_mean              v_max
-    blue   0        0.5843537414965987  1        4.3912454007477564e-05 0.517717155039078   0.9999687954968421 0.0014886830387470518 0.49105642841387653 0.9995761761685742
-    green  0        0.20919747520288548 1        0.00048750676198217047 0.5048610622924616  0.9999361779701204 0.0005012669003675585 0.49908475928072205 0.9996764373885353
-    orange 0        0.5214521452145214  1        0.00123537823160913    0.49053241689014415 0.9988853487546249 0.0024486660337188493 0.4877637745987629  0.998475130432018
-    purple 0        0.09019264448336252 1        0.0002655214518428872  0.4940049543793683  0.9996465731736793 0.0003641137096487279 0.497050699948439   0.9999751864255598
-    red    0        0.3031674208144796  1        0.0006711367180041172  0.49255964831571375 0.9998822102016469 -0.09270905318501277  0.4965350959465078  1.0724998185026013
-    yellow 0        0.8924274593064402  1        0.001300228762057487   0.49712912165196765 0.99992313390574   0.0007109695568577878 0.510626599360317   0.9999189897724752
+    color  flag_min flag_mean           flag_max u_min                   u_mean              u_max              v_min                 v_mean              v_max
+    blue   0        0.5843537414965987  1        0.000043912454007477564 0.517717155039078   0.9999687954968421 0.0014886830387470518 0.49105642841387653 0.9995761761685742
+    green  0        0.20919747520288548 1        0.00048750676198217047  0.5048610622924616  0.9999361779701204 0.0005012669003675585 0.49908475928072205 0.9996764373885353
+    orange 0        0.5214521452145214  1        0.00123537823160913     0.49053241689014415 0.9988853487546249 0.0024486660337188493 0.4877637745987629  0.998475130432018
+    purple 0        0.09019264448336252 1        0.0002655214518428872   0.4940049543793683  0.9996465731736793 0.0003641137096487279 0.497050699948439   0.9999751864255598
+    red    0        0.3031674208144796  1        0.0006711367180041172   0.49255964831571375 0.9998822102016469 -0.09270905318501277  0.4965350959465078  1.0724998185026013
+    yellow 0        0.8924274593064402  1        0.001300228762057487    0.49712912165196765 0.99992313390574   0.0007109695568577878 0.510626599360317   0.9999189897724752
 
 .. code-block:: none
    :emphasize-lines: 1-3
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ Look at univariate stats by color and shape. In particular, color-dependent flag
     mlr --opprint stats1 -a min,mean,max -f flag,u,v -g shape \
       then sort -f shape \
       data/colored-shapes.dkvp
-    shape    flag_min flag_mean           flag_max u_min                  u_mean              u_max              v_min                 v_mean              v_max
-    circle   0        0.3998456194519491  1        4.3912454007477564e-05 0.49855450951394115 0.99992313390574   -0.09270905318501277  0.49552415740048406 1.0724998185026013
-    square   0        0.39611178614823817 1        0.0001881939925673093  0.499385458061097   0.9999687954968421 8.930277299445954e-05 0.49653825501903986 0.9999751864255598
-    triangle 0        0.4015421115065243  1        0.000881025170573424   0.4968585405884252  0.9996614910922645 0.000716883409890845  0.501049532862137   0.9999946837499262
+    shape    flag_min flag_mean           flag_max u_min                   u_mean              u_max              v_min                  v_mean              v_max
+    circle   0        0.3998456194519491  1        0.000043912454007477564 0.49855450951394115 0.99992313390574   -0.09270905318501277   0.49552415740048406 1.0724998185026013
+    square   0        0.39611178614823817 1        0.0001881939925673093   0.499385458061097   0.9999687954968421 0.00008930277299445954 0.49653825501903986 0.9999751864255598
+    triangle 0        0.4015421115065243  1        0.000881025170573424    0.4968585405884252  0.9996614910922645 0.000716883409890845   0.501049532862137   0.9999946837499262
 
 Look at bivariate stats by color and shape. In particular, ``u,v`` pairwise correlation for red circles pops out:
 
diff --git a/docs6/dates-and-times.rst b/docs6/dates-and-times.rst
index 94e877eb4..3c4caa90e 100644
--- a/docs6/dates-and-times.rst
+++ b/docs6/dates-and-times.rst
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ Since there are 1372 lines in the data file, some automation is called for. To f
       then put '$datestamp = strptime($date, "%Y-%m-%d")' \
       then step -a delta -f datestamp \
     | head
-    n=1,date=2012-03-05,qoh=10055,datestamp=1.3309056e+09,datestamp_delta=0
-    n=2,date=2012-03-06,qoh=10486,datestamp=1.330992e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=3,date=2012-03-07,qoh=10430,datestamp=1.3310784e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=4,date=2012-03-08,qoh=10674,datestamp=1.3311648e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=5,date=2012-03-09,qoh=10880,datestamp=1.3312512e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=6,date=2012-03-10,qoh=10718,datestamp=1.3313376e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=7,date=2012-03-11,qoh=10795,datestamp=1.331424e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=8,date=2012-03-12,qoh=11043,datestamp=1.3315104e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=9,date=2012-03-13,qoh=11177,datestamp=1.3315968e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
-    n=10,date=2012-03-14,qoh=11498,datestamp=1.3316832e+09,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=1,date=2012-03-05,qoh=10055,datestamp=1330905600,datestamp_delta=0
+    n=2,date=2012-03-06,qoh=10486,datestamp=1330992000,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=3,date=2012-03-07,qoh=10430,datestamp=1331078400,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=4,date=2012-03-08,qoh=10674,datestamp=1331164800,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=5,date=2012-03-09,qoh=10880,datestamp=1331251200,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=6,date=2012-03-10,qoh=10718,datestamp=1331337600,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=7,date=2012-03-11,qoh=10795,datestamp=1331424000,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=8,date=2012-03-12,qoh=11043,datestamp=1331510400,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=9,date=2012-03-13,qoh=11177,datestamp=1331596800,datestamp_delta=86400
+    n=10,date=2012-03-14,qoh=11498,datestamp=1331683200,datestamp_delta=86400
 
 Then, filter for adjacent difference not being 86400 (the number of seconds in a day):
 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ Then, filter for adjacent difference not being 86400 (the number of seconds in a
       then put '$datestamp = strptime($date, "%Y-%m-%d")' \
       then step -a delta -f datestamp \
       then filter '$datestamp_delta != 86400 && $n != 1'
-    n=774,date=2014-04-19,qoh=130140,datestamp=1.3978656e+09,datestamp_delta=259200
-    n=1119,date=2015-03-31,qoh=181625,datestamp=1.42776e+09,datestamp_delta=172800
+    n=774,date=2014-04-19,qoh=130140,datestamp=1397865600,datestamp_delta=259200
+    n=1119,date=2015-03-31,qoh=181625,datestamp=1427760000,datestamp_delta=172800
 
 Given this, it's now easy to see where the gaps are:
 
diff --git a/docs6/reference-verbs.rst b/docs6/reference-verbs.rst
index 8d0c400c2..6d6ce6485 100644
--- a/docs6/reference-verbs.rst
+++ b/docs6/reference-verbs.rst
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ optionally categorized by one or more other fields.
     mlr --oxtab stats1 -a count,sum,min,p10,p50,mean,p90,max -f x,y data/medium
     x_count 10000
     x_sum   4986.019681679581
-    x_min   4.509679127584487e-05
+    x_min   0.00004509679127584487
     x_p10   0.09332217805283527
     x_p50   0.5011592202840128
     x_mean  0.49860196816795804
@@ -2804,7 +2804,7 @@ optionally categorized by one or more other fields.
     x_max   0.999952670371898
     y_count 10000
     y_sum   5062.057444929905
-    y_min   8.818962627266114e-05
+    y_min   0.00008818962627266114
     y_p10   0.10213207378968225
     y_p50   0.5060212582772865
     y_mean  0.5062057444929905
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ fields, optionally categorized by one or more fields.
     mlr --oxtab put '$x2=$x*$x; $xy=$x*$y; $y2=$y**2' \
       then stats2 -a cov,corr -f x,y,y,y,x2,xy,x2,y2 \
       data/medium
-    x_y_cov    4.2574820827444476e-05
+    x_y_cov    0.000042574820827444476
     x_y_corr   0.0005042001844467462
     y_y_cov    0.08461122467974003
     y_y_corr   1
@@ -2914,12 +2914,12 @@ fields, optionally categorized by one or more fields.
     mlr --opprint put '$x2=$x*$x; $xy=$x*$y; $y2=$y**2' \
       then stats2 -a linreg-ols,r2 -f x,y,y,y,xy,y2 -g a \
       data/medium
-    a   x_y_ols_m             x_y_ols_b           x_y_ols_n x_y_r2                 y_y_ols_m y_y_ols_b y_y_ols_n y_y_r2 xy_y2_ols_m        xy_y2_ols_b         xy_y2_ols_n xy_y2_r2
-    pan 0.01702551273681908   0.5004028922897639  2081      0.00028691820445814767 1         0         2081      1      0.8781320866715662 0.11908230147563566 2081        0.41749827377311266
-    eks 0.0407804923685586    0.48140207967651016 1965      0.0016461239223448587  1         0         1965      1      0.8978728611690183 0.10734054433612333 1965        0.45563223864254526
-    wye -0.03915349075204814  0.5255096523974456  1966      0.0015051268704373607  1         0         1966      1      0.8538317334220835 0.1267454301662969  1966        0.38991721818599295
-    zee 0.0027812364960399147 0.5043070448033061  2047      7.751652858786137e-06  1         0         2047      1      0.8524439912011013 0.12401684308018937 2047        0.39356598090006495
-    hat -0.018620577041095078 0.5179005397264935  1941      0.0003520036646055585  1         0         1941      1      0.8412305086345014 0.13557328318623216 1941        0.3687944261732265
+    a   x_y_ols_m             x_y_ols_b           x_y_ols_n x_y_r2                  y_y_ols_m y_y_ols_b y_y_ols_n y_y_r2 xy_y2_ols_m        xy_y2_ols_b         xy_y2_ols_n xy_y2_r2
+    pan 0.01702551273681908   0.5004028922897639  2081      0.00028691820445814767  1         0         2081      1      0.8781320866715662 0.11908230147563566 2081        0.41749827377311266
+    eks 0.0407804923685586    0.48140207967651016 1965      0.0016461239223448587   1         0         1965      1      0.8978728611690183 0.10734054433612333 1965        0.45563223864254526
+    wye -0.03915349075204814  0.5255096523974456  1966      0.0015051268704373607   1         0         1966      1      0.8538317334220835 0.1267454301662969  1966        0.38991721818599295
+    zee 0.0027812364960399147 0.5043070448033061  2047      0.000007751652858786137 1         0         2047      1      0.8524439912011013 0.12401684308018937 2047        0.39356598090006495
+    hat -0.018620577041095078 0.5179005397264935  1941      0.0003520036646055585   1         0         1941      1      0.8412305086345014 0.13557328318623216 1941        0.3687944261732265
 
 Here's an example simple line-fit. The ``x`` and ``y``
 fields of the ``data/medium`` dataset are just independent uniformly
@@ -3262,6 +3262,29 @@ tee
     
     -h|--help Show this message.
 
+.. _reference-verbs-template:
+
+template
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. code-block:: none
+   :emphasize-lines: 1-1
+
+    mlr template --help
+    Usage: mlr template [options]
+    Places input-record fields in the order specified by list of column names.
+    If the input record is missing a specified field, it will be filled with the fill-with.
+    If the input record possesses an unspecified field, it will be discarded.
+    Options:
+     -f {a,b,c} Comma-separated field names for template, e.g. a,b,c.
+     -t {filename} CSV file whose header line will be used for template.
+    --fill-with {filler string}  What to fill absent fields with. Defaults to the empty string.
+    -h|--help Show this message.
+    Example:
+    * Specified fields are a,b,c.
+    * Input record is c=3,a=1,f=6.
+    * Output record is a=1,b=,c=3.
+
 .. _reference-verbs-top:
 
 top
diff --git a/docs6/reference-verbs.rst.in b/docs6/reference-verbs.rst.in
index 50b51aea6..c3ce7e52b 100644
--- a/docs6/reference-verbs.rst.in
+++ b/docs6/reference-verbs.rst.in
@@ -1188,6 +1188,15 @@ GENRST_RUN_COMMAND
 mlr tee --help
 GENRST_EOF
 
+.. _reference-verbs-template:
+
+template
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+GENRST_RUN_COMMAND
+mlr template --help
+GENRST_EOF
+
 .. _reference-verbs-top:
 
 top
diff --git a/docs6/two-pass-algorithms.rst b/docs6/two-pass-algorithms.rst
index 67f41e1f2..ea9e441d4 100644
--- a/docs6/two-pass-algorithms.rst
+++ b/docs6/two-pass-algorithms.rst
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Min/max without/with oosvars
    :emphasize-lines: 1-1
 
     mlr --oxtab stats1 -a min,max -f x data/medium
-    x_min 4.509679127584487e-05
+    x_min 0.00004509679127584487
     x_max 0.999952670371898
 
 .. code-block:: none
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ Min/max without/with oosvars
       @x_max = max(@x_max, $x);
       end{emitf @x_min, @x_max}
     ' data/medium
-    x_min 4.509679127584487e-05
+    x_min 0.00004509679127584487
     x_max 0.999952670371898
 
 Keyed min/max without/with oosvars
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ Keyed min/max without/with oosvars
     eks 0.0006917972627396018  0.9988110946859143
     wye 0.0001874794831505655  0.9998228522652893
     zee 0.0005486114815762555  0.9994904324789629
-    hat 4.509679127584487e-05  0.999952670371898
+    hat 0.00004509679127584487 0.999952670371898
 
 .. code-block:: none
    :emphasize-lines: 1-7
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ Keyed min/max without/with oosvars
     eks 0.0006917972627396018  0.9988110946859143
     wye 0.0001874794831505655  0.9998228522652893
     zee 0.0005486114815762555  0.9994904324789629
-    hat 4.509679127584487e-05  0.999952670371898
+    hat 0.00004509679127584487 0.999952670371898
 
 Delta without/with oosvars
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/cli-help/0001/expout b/go/regtest/cases/cli-help/0001/expout
index 1d950e5b5..232e9a855 100644
--- a/go/regtest/cases/cli-help/0001/expout
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/cli-help/0001/expout
@@ -966,6 +966,21 @@ is written in JSON format.
 
 -h|--help Show this message.
 
+================================================================
+Usage: mlr template [options]
+Places input-record fields in the order specified by list of column names.
+If the input record is missing a specified field, it will be filled with the fill-with.
+If the input record possesses an unspecified field, it will be discarded.
+Options:
+ -f {a,b,c} Comma-separated field names for template, e.g. a,b,c.
+ -t {filename} CSV file whose header line will be used for template.
+--fill-with {filler string}  What to fill absent fields with. Defaults to the empty string.
+-h|--help Show this message.
+Example:
+* Specified fields are a,b,c.
+* Input record is c=3,a=1,f=6.
+* Output record is a=1,b=,c=3.
+
 ================================================================
 Usage: mlr top [options]
 -f {a,b,c}    Value-field names for top counts.
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81dbdcd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template -f x,a,b regtest/input/abixy
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1ceb205f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0001/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+x                   a   b
+0.3467901443380824  pan pan
+0.7586799647899636  eks pan
+0.20460330576630303 wye wye
+0.38139939387114097 eks wye
+0.5732889198020006  wye pan
+0.5271261600918548  zee pan
+0.6117840605678454  eks zee
+0.5985540091064224  zee wye
+0.03144187646093577 hat wye
+0.5026260055412137  pan wye
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19f42bb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template -f x,z,a,b regtest/input/abixy-het
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a05ea7079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0002/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+x                   z a   b
+0.3467901443380824  - pan pan
+0.7586799647899636  - eks pan
+0.20460330576630303 - -   wye
+0.38139939387114097 - eks -
+-                   - wye pan
+0.5271261600918548  - zee pan
+0.6117840605678454  - eks zee
+0.5985540091064224  - zee wye
+0.03144187646093577 - -   -
+0.5026260055412137  - pan wye
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84436b5f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template --fill-with N/A -f x,z,a,b regtest/input/abixy-het
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0bea3266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0003/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+x                   z   a   b
+0.3467901443380824  N/A pan pan
+0.7586799647899636  N/A eks pan
+0.20460330576630303 N/A N/A wye
+0.38139939387114097 N/A eks N/A
+N/A                 N/A wye pan
+0.5271261600918548  N/A zee pan
+0.6117840605678454  N/A eks zee
+0.5985540091064224  N/A zee wye
+0.03144187646093577 N/A N/A N/A
+0.5026260055412137  N/A pan wye
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21caaf80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template -f none,at,all regtest/input/abixy
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ae07cc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0004/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+none at all
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
+-    -  -
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..955d603fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template -t regtest/input/template-1.csv regtest/input/abixy
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f6155be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0005/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+x                   y                   a
+0.3467901443380824  0.7268028627434533  pan
+0.7586799647899636  0.5221511083334797  eks
+0.20460330576630303 0.33831852551664776 wye
+0.38139939387114097 0.13418874328430463 eks
+0.5732889198020006  0.8636244699032729  wye
+0.5271261600918548  0.49322128674835697 zee
+0.6117840605678454  0.1878849191181694  eks
+0.5985540091064224  0.976181385699006   zee
+0.03144187646093577 0.7495507603507059  hat
+0.5026260055412137  0.9526183602969864  pan
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/cmd b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..955d603fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mlr --opprint template -t regtest/input/template-1.csv regtest/input/abixy
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/experr b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/experr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/expout b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/expout
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f6155be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/cases/verb-template/0006/expout
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+x                   y                   a
+0.3467901443380824  0.7268028627434533  pan
+0.7586799647899636  0.5221511083334797  eks
+0.20460330576630303 0.33831852551664776 wye
+0.38139939387114097 0.13418874328430463 eks
+0.5732889198020006  0.8636244699032729  wye
+0.5271261600918548  0.49322128674835697 zee
+0.6117840605678454  0.1878849191181694  eks
+0.5985540091064224  0.976181385699006   zee
+0.03144187646093577 0.7495507603507059  hat
+0.5026260055412137  0.9526183602969864  pan
diff --git a/go/regtest/input/template-1.csv b/go/regtest/input/template-1.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d73c62bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/input/template-1.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+x,y,a
+4,5,6
diff --git a/go/regtest/input/template-2.csv b/go/regtest/input/template-2.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..748166eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/regtest/input/template-2.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"x","y","a"
+4,5,6
diff --git a/go/src/lib/readfiles.go b/go/src/lib/readfiles.go
index 6c72e8882..878c5fd4f 100644
--- a/go/src/lib/readfiles.go
+++ b/go/src/lib/readfiles.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package lib
 
 import (
+	"encoding/csv"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -72,3 +73,17 @@ func LoadStringsFromDir(dirname string, extension string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	return dslStrings, nil
 }
+
+func ReadCSVHeader(filename string) ([]string, error) {
+	handle, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer handle.Close()
+	csvReader := csv.NewReader(handle)
+	header, err := csvReader.Read()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return header, nil
+}
diff --git a/go/src/transformers/aaa_transformer_table.go b/go/src/transformers/aaa_transformer_table.go
index 5b946ebb8..ad69510af 100644
--- a/go/src/transformers/aaa_transformer_table.go
+++ b/go/src/transformers/aaa_transformer_table.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var TRANSFORMER_LOOKUP_TABLE = []TransformerSetup{
 	TacSetup,
 	TailSetup,
 	TeeSetup,
+	TemplateSetup,
 	TopSetup,
 	UnflattenSetup,
 	UniqSetup,
diff --git a/go/src/transformers/template.go b/go/src/transformers/template.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c4244fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/src/transformers/template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package transformers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"miller/src/cliutil"
+	"miller/src/lib"
+	"miller/src/types"
+)
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+const verbNameTemplate = "template"
+
+var TemplateSetup = TransformerSetup{
+	Verb:         verbNameTemplate,
+	UsageFunc:    transformerTemplateUsage,
+	ParseCLIFunc: transformerTemplateParseCLI,
+	IgnoresInput: false,
+}
+
+func transformerTemplateUsage(
+	o *os.File,
+	doExit bool,
+	exitCode int,
+) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "Usage: %s %s [options]\n", "mlr", verbNameTemplate)
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "Places input-record fields in the order specified by list of column names.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "If the input record is missing a specified field, it will be filled with the fill-with.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "If the input record possesses an unspecified field, it will be discarded.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "Options:\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, " -f {a,b,c} Comma-separated field names for template, e.g. a,b,c.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, " -t {filename} CSV file whose header line will be used for template.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "--fill-with {filler string}  What to fill absent fields with. Defaults to the empty string.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "-h|--help Show this message.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "Example:\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "* Specified fields are a,b,c.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "* Input record is c=3,a=1,f=6.\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(o, "* Output record is a=1,b=,c=3.\n")
+
+	if doExit {
+		os.Exit(exitCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func transformerTemplateParseCLI(
+	pargi *int,
+	argc int,
+	args []string,
+	_ *cliutil.TOptions,
+) IRecordTransformer {
+
+	// Skip the verb name from the current spot in the mlr command line
+	argi := *pargi
+	verb := args[argi]
+	argi++
+
+	var fieldNames []string = nil
+	fillWith := ""
+
+	for argi < argc /* variable increment: 1 or 2 depending on flag */ {
+		opt := args[argi]
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(opt, "-") {
+			break // No more flag options to process
+		}
+		argi++
+
+		if opt == "-h" || opt == "--help" {
+			transformerTemplateUsage(os.Stdout, true, 0)
+
+		} else if opt == "-f" {
+			fieldNames = cliutil.VerbGetStringArrayArgOrDie(verb, opt, args, &argi, argc)
+
+		} else if opt == "-t" {
+			templateFileName := cliutil.VerbGetStringArgOrDie(verb, opt, args, &argi, argc)
+			temp, err := lib.ReadCSVHeader(templateFileName)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			fieldNames = temp
+
+		} else if opt == "--fill-with" {
+			fillWith = cliutil.VerbGetStringArgOrDie(verb, opt, args, &argi, argc)
+
+		} else {
+			transformerTemplateUsage(os.Stderr, true, 1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if fieldNames == nil {
+		transformerTemplateUsage(os.Stderr, true, 1)
+	}
+
+	transformer, err := NewTransformerTemplate(
+		fieldNames,
+		fillWith,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	*pargi = argi
+	return transformer
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+type TransformerTemplate struct {
+	fieldNameList []string
+	fieldNameSet  map[string]bool
+	fillWith      *types.Mlrval
+}
+
+func NewTransformerTemplate(
+	fieldNames []string,
+	fillWith string,
+) (*TransformerTemplate, error) {
+	return &TransformerTemplate{
+		fieldNameList: fieldNames,
+		fieldNameSet:  lib.StringListToSet(fieldNames),
+		fillWith:      types.MlrvalPointerFromString(fillWith),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+func (tr *TransformerTemplate) Transform(
+	inrecAndContext *types.RecordAndContext,
+	outputChannel chan<- *types.RecordAndContext,
+) {
+	if !inrecAndContext.EndOfStream {
+		inrec := inrecAndContext.Record
+		outrec := types.NewMlrmap()
+		for _, fieldName := range tr.fieldNameList {
+			value := inrec.Get(fieldName)
+			if value != nil {
+				outrec.PutReference(fieldName, value) // inrec will be GC'ed
+			} else {
+				outrec.PutCopy(fieldName, tr.fillWith)
+			}
+		}
+		outrecAndContext := types.NewRecordAndContext(outrec, &inrecAndContext.Context)
+		outputChannel <- outrecAndContext
+	} else {
+		outputChannel <- inrecAndContext
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/todo.txt b/go/todo.txt
index 420214b2e..ce5b79063 100644
--- a/go/todo.txt
+++ b/go/todo.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ TOP OF LIST:
 * survey email followups
 * template verb
 
+* quicklinks -- ?
+
 * windows ./mlr hack
 * windows &&/|| debug
 
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@ DOC6
   o no out-of-core sort yet ...
   o older versions
 
+* number-formatting page
+
+* check <-> manpage/olh sections & doc6 sections
+
 ! fill out:
   o new-in-miller-6: flatten/unflatten
   o JSON flatten/unflatten section
@@ -48,8 +54,6 @@ DOC6
   o stats1 --fr
     cookbook2.rst.in
   o file-formats: colon -> dot
-  o unset multiple lvalues in the BNF
-    faq.rst.in
   o list at end of todo.txt
   o file-formats.rst.in & olh: dkvp not first anymore
 
@@ -132,6 +136,8 @@ w survey
 * headerful/headerless mix -- ?
   TOptions as list, not single -- ?
 
+* uniqify-field-names in record-readers -- which issue?
+
 * non-blocker: read-from-URL support -- ?
 
 * non-blocker: _ variable feature?