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1 perry 1 NL
2 !!!NL
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 nl - number lines of files
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __nl__ [[''OPTION'']... [[''FILE'']...
19 !!DESCRIPTION
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22 Write each FILE to standard output, with line numbers added.
23 With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard
24 input.
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27 __-b__, __--body-numbering__=''STYLE''
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30 use STYLE for numbering body lines
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33 __-d__, __--section-delimiter__=''CC''
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36 use CC for separating logical pages
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39 __-f__,
40 __--footer-numbering__=''STYLE''
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43 use STYLE for numbering footer lines
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46 __-h__,
47 __--header-numbering__=''STYLE''
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50 use STYLE for numbering header lines
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53 __-i__,
54 __--page-increment__=''NUMBER''
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57 line number increment at each line
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60 __-l__,
61 __--join-blank-lines__=''NUMBER''
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64 group of NUMBER empty lines counted as one
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67 __-n__, __--number-format__=''FORMAT''
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70 insert line numbers according to FORMAT
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73 __-p__, __--no-renumber__
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76 do not reset line numbers at logical pages
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79 __-s__,
80 __--number-separator__=''STRING''
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83 add STRING after (possible) line number
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86 __-v__, __--first-page__=''NUMBER''
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89 first line number on each logical page
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92 __-w__, __--number-width__=''NUMBER''
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95 use NUMBER columns for line numbers
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98 __--help__
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101 display this help and exit
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104 __--version__
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107 output version information and exit
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110 By default, selects __-v1 -i1 -l1 -sTAB -w6 -nrn -hn -bt
111 -fn__. CC are two delimiter characters for separating
112 logical pages, a missing second character implies :. Type \
113 for . STYLE is one of:
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116 a
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119 number all lines
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122 t
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125 number only nonempty lines
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128 n
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131 number no lines
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134 pREGEXP
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137 number only lines that contain a match for
138 REGEXP
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141 FORMAT is one of:
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144 ln
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147 left justified, no leading zeros
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150 rn
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153 right justified, no leading zeros
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156 rz
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159 right justified, leading zeros
160 !!AUTHOR
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2 perry 163 Written by Scott Bartram and David !MacKenzie.
1 perry 164 !!REPORTING BUGS
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167 Report bugs to
168 !!COPYRIGHT
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171 Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
172 This is free software; see the source for copying
173 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
174 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
175 PURPOSE.
176 !!SEE ALSO
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179 The full documentation for __nl__ is maintained as a
180 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __nl__ programs
181 are properly installed at your site, the
182 command
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185 __info nl__
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188 should give you access to the complete manual.
189 ----
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