pr — convert text files for printing
pr [OPTION...] [FILE...]
Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−−pages=FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE]begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE
−COLUMN, −−columns=COLUMNoutput COLUMN columns and print columns down, unless
−a is used. Balance
number of lines in the columns on each page.
−a, −−acrossprint columns across rather than down, used together
with −COLUMN
−c, −−show−control−charsuse hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation
−d, −−double−spacedouble space the output
−D, −−date−format=FORMATuse FORMAT for the header date
−e[CHAR[WIDTH]], −−expand−tabs[=CHAR[WIDTH]]expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
−F, −f, −−form−feeduse 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=HEADERuse 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−linesmerge full lines, turns off −W line truncation, no column
alignment, −−sep−string[=STRING]
sets separators
−l PAGE_LENGTH, −−length=PAGE_LENGTHset the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines
(default number of lines of text 56, and with
−F 63)
−m, −−mergeprint 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=NUMBERstart counting with NUMBER at 1st line of first page printed (see +FIRST_PAGE)
−o MARGIN, −−indent=MARGINoffset each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not
affect −w or
−W, MARGIN will be
added to PAGE_WIDTH
−r, −−no−file−warningsomit 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
−SSTRING, −−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−headeromit page headers and trailers
−T, −−omit−paginationomit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form feeds set in input files
−v, −−show−nonprintinguse octal backslash notation
−w PAGE_WIDTH, −−width=PAGE_WIDTHset page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters for
multiple text−column output only, −s[char] turns off (72)
−W PAGE_WIDTH, −−page−width=PAGE_WIDTHset page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters always,
truncate lines, except −J option is set, no interference
with −S or
−s
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput version information and exit
−t is implied if
PAGE_LENGTH <= 10. With no FILE, or when FILE is −,
read standard input.
The full documentation for pr is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and pr programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info pr
should give you access to the complete manual.
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