pr - convert text files for printing
pr [
OPTION]... [
FILE]...
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'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 '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 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
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
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Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
version 3 or later <
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO
WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
Full documentation <
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pr invocation'