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NAME

pr - convert text files for printing

SYNOPSIS

pr [''OPTION''?... [''FILE''?...

DESCRIPTION

Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.

FIRST_PAGELAST_PAGE?,

--pages=''FIRST_PAGELAST_PAGE?

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

-COLUMN, --columns=COLUMN

produce COLUMN-column output 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 (^G) and octal backslash notation

-d, --double-space

double space the output

-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=HEADER

use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, with long headers left-hand-side truncation may occur, -h -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, -S[STRING? sets separators

-l PAGE_LENGTH, --length=PAGE_LENGTH

set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines (default number of lines of text 56, and with -F 63)

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

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

-o MARGIN, --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 -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 an optional STRING, don't use -S -S only: No separator used (same as -S-S: Default separator -J and -S __

-t, --omit-header omit page headers and trailers

-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 PAGE_WIDTH, --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=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

-T implied by -l nn when nn -F. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.