Add a percentage column, keeping the value as text
The -S flag makes put treat the computed value as a string instead of guessing a numeric type. Without it Miller would infer the type of the new pct field, which can change downstream formatting. The -S option is useful when you want to preserve leading zeros or exact text. Miller normally infers types, so this flag exists for when that inference is wrong.
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