PR(1)

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=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 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 -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 PAGE_WIDTH, --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=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.

AUTHOR
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. 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 pr

should give you access to the complete manual.