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NAME

pr - convert text files for printing

SYNOPSIS

pr [ OPTION ]... [ FILE ]...

DESCRIPTION

Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
+FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], --pages = FIRST_PAGE[ :LAST_PAGE]

begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE

-COLUMN , --columns = COLUMN

output COLUMN columns and print columns down, unless -a is used. Balance number of lines in the columns on each page

-a , --across

print columns across rather than down, used together with -COLUMN

-c , --show-control-chars

use hat notation (ˆG) and octal backslash notation

-d , --double-space

double space the output

-D , --date-format = FORMAT

use FORMAT for the header date

-e[CHAR[WIDTH]] , --expand-tabs [= CHAR[WIDTH] ]

expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)

-F , -f , --form-feed

use form feeds instead of newlines to separate pages (by a 3-line page header with -F or a 5-line header and trailer without -F )

-h , --header = HEADER

use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, -h "" prints a blank line, don’t use -h ""

-i[CHAR[WIDTH]] , --output-tabs [= CHAR[WIDTH] ]

replace spaces with CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)

-J , --join-lines

merge full lines, turns off -W line truncation, no column alignment, --sep-string [= STRING ] sets separators

-l , --length = PAGE_LENGTH

set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines (default number of lines of text 56, and with -F 63). implies -t if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10

-m , --merge

print all files in parallel, one in each column, truncate lines, but join lines of full length with -J

-n[SEP[DIGITS]] , --number-lines [= SEP[DIGITS] ]

number lines, use DIGITS (5) digits, then SEP (TAB), default counting starts with 1st line of input file

-N , --first-line-number = NUMBER

start counting with NUMBER at 1st line of first page printed (see +FIRST_PAGE)

-o , --indent = MARGIN

offset each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not affect -w or -W , MARGIN will be added to PAGE_WIDTH

-r , --no-file-warnings

omit warning when a file cannot be opened

-s[CHAR] , --separator [= CHAR ]

separate columns by a single character, default for CHAR is the <TAB> character without -w and ’no char’ with -w . -s[CHAR] turns off line truncation of all 3 column options ( -COLUMN |-a -COLUMN |-m) except -w is set

-S[STRING] , --sep-string [= STRING ]

separate columns by STRING, without -S : Default separator <TAB> with -J and <space> otherwise (same as -S " "), no effect on column options

-t , --omit-header

omit page headers and trailers; implied if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10

-T , --omit-pagination

omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form feeds set in input files

-v , --show-nonprinting

use octal backslash notation

-w , --width = PAGE_WIDTH

set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters for multiple text-column output only, -s[char] turns off (72)

-W , --page-width = PAGE_WIDTH

set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters always, truncate lines, except -J option is set, no interference with -S or -s

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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