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Section (1) pr

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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 (^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/: use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, −h prints a blank line, don_zsingle_quotesz_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 _zsingle_quotesz_no char_zsingle_quotesz_ 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.

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