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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.
- +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 (^G) 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=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 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
<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-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 <= 10 or <= 3 with -F. With no FILE, or
when FILE is -, read standard input.
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the
extent permitted by law.
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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