pr - convert text files for printing
pr [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.
+FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], --pages=FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE]
begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE
-COLUMN, --columns=COLUMN
produce COLUMN-column output 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 -COL-
UMN
-c, --show-control-chars
use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation
-d, --double-space
double space the output
-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, with
long headers left-hand-side truncation may occur, -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,
-S[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 -COL-
UMN|-m) except -w is set
-S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]
separate columns by an optional STRING, don't use -S "STRING",
-S only: No separator used (same as -S""), 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 textcolumn
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 <[email protected]>.
Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
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.
GNU textutils 2.0 July 2001 PR(1)
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