| PR(1) | User Commands | 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
- 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
- -S[STRING], --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
-t is implied if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report pr translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
AUTHOR¶
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright © 2013 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'
should give you access to the complete manual.
| November 2020 | GNU coreutils 8.22 |