NAME
pr - convert text files for printing
SYNOPSIS
pr [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
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 | |
| 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) | |
| -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 | |
| -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, --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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report pr bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
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 coreutils 'pr invocation' | |
