I would like to convert a name/value text file into a column structured text file. The input file has the following name/value format (line structured):
Field_1 = value_f1_1 Field_2 = value_f2_1 ... Field_n = value_fn_1 Field_1 = value_f1_2 Field_2 = value_f2_2 ... Field_n = value_fn_2 etc...
The output file should have the following format (column structured) :
Field_1 ; Field_2 ; Field_3; ... ; Field_n value_f1_1 ; value_f2_1 ; value_f3_1 ; ... ; value_fn_1 value_f1_2 ; value_f2_2 ; value_f3_2 ; ... ; value_fn_2 etc...
Any idea how can this be done using perl ?

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