PR

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 −COLUMN

−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 −COLUMN|-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 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.

Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.

Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 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.