Section (1) pr
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
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr>
or available locally via: info _zsingle_quotesz_(coreutils) pr invocation_zsingle_quotesz_
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