[root@ ~]# cat 1.txt
1
2
3
4
5
[root@ ~]# cat 2.txt
a
b
c
d
e
[root@ ~]# paste 1.txt 2.txt
1 a
2 b
3 c
4 d
5 e
[root@ ~]# cat 1.txt
1
2
3
4
5
[root@ ~]# cat 2.txt
a
b
c
d
e
[root@ ~]# paste 1.txt 2.txt
1 a
2 b
3 c
4 d
5 e