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.TH PR "1" "January 2024" "GNU coreutils 8.32" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
pr \- convert text files for printing
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pr
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,FILE\/\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.
.PP
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
+FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], \fB\-\-pages\fR=\fI\,FIRST_PAGE[\/\fR:LAST_PAGE]
begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE
.TP
\fB\-COLUMN\fR, \fB\-\-columns\fR=\fI\,COLUMN\/\fR
output COLUMN columns and print columns down,
unless \fB\-a\fR is used. Balance number of lines in the
columns on each page
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-across\fR
print columns across rather than down, used together
with \fB\-COLUMN\fR
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-show\-control\-chars\fR
use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-double\-space\fR
double space the output
.TP
\fB\-D\fR, \fB\-\-date\-format\fR=\fI\,FORMAT\/\fR
use FORMAT for the header date
.TP
\fB\-e[CHAR[WIDTH]]\fR, \fB\-\-expand\-tabs\fR[=\fI\,CHAR[WIDTH]\/\fR]
expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
.TP
\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-form\-feed\fR
use form feeds instead of newlines to separate pages
(by a 3\-line page header with \fB\-F\fR or a 5\-line header
and trailer without \fB\-F\fR)
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-header\fR=\fI\,HEADER\/\fR
use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header,
\fB\-h\fR "" prints a blank line, don't use \fB\-h\fR""
.TP
\fB\-i[CHAR[WIDTH]]\fR, \fB\-\-output\-tabs\fR[=\fI\,CHAR[WIDTH]\/\fR]
replace spaces with CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
.TP
\fB\-J\fR, \fB\-\-join\-lines\fR
merge full lines, turns off \fB\-W\fR line truncation, no column
alignment, \fB\-\-sep\-string\fR[=\fI\,STRING\/\fR] sets separators
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-length\fR=\fI\,PAGE_LENGTH\/\fR
set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines
(default number of lines of text 56, and with \fB\-F\fR 63).
implies \fB\-t\fR if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-merge\fR
print all files in parallel, one in each column,
truncate lines, but join lines of full length with \fB\-J\fR
.TP
\fB\-n[SEP[DIGITS]]\fR, \fB\-\-number\-lines\fR[=\fI\,SEP[DIGITS]\/\fR]
number lines, use DIGITS (5) digits, then SEP (TAB),
default counting starts with 1st line of input file
.TP
\fB\-N\fR, \fB\-\-first\-line\-number\fR=\fI\,NUMBER\/\fR
start counting with NUMBER at 1st line of first
page printed (see +FIRST_PAGE)
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-indent\fR=\fI\,MARGIN\/\fR
offset each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not
affect \fB\-w\fR or \fB\-W\fR, MARGIN will be added to PAGE_WIDTH
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-no\-file\-warnings\fR
omit warning when a file cannot be opened
.TP
\fB\-s[CHAR]\fR, \fB\-\-separator\fR[=\fI\,CHAR\/\fR]
separate columns by a single character, default for CHAR
is the <TAB> character without \fB\-w\fR and 'no char' with \fB\-w\fR.
\fB\-s[CHAR]\fR turns off line truncation of all 3 column
options (\fB\-COLUMN\fR|\-a \fB\-COLUMN\fR|\-m) except \fB\-w\fR is set
.TP
\fB\-S[STRING]\fR, \fB\-\-sep\-string\fR[=\fI\,STRING\/\fR]
separate columns by STRING,
without \fB\-S\fR: Default separator <TAB> with \fB\-J\fR and <space>
otherwise (same as \fB\-S\fR" "), no effect on column options
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-omit\-header\fR
omit page headers and trailers;
implied if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10
.TP
\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-omit\-pagination\fR
omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination
by form feeds set in input files
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-show\-nonprinting\fR
use octal backslash notation
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-width\fR=\fI\,PAGE_WIDTH\/\fR
set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters for
multiple text\-column output only, \fB\-s[char]\fR turns off (72)
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-page\-width\fR=\fI\,PAGE_WIDTH\/\fR
set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters always,
truncate lines, except \fB\-J\fR option is set, no interference
with \fB\-S\fR or \fB\-s\fR
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) pr invocation\(aq