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1PR(1)                            User Commands                           PR(1)
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NAME

6       pr - convert text files for printing
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SYNOPSIS

9       pr [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.
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14       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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17       +FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], --pages=FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE]
18              begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE
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20       -COLUMN, --columns=COLUMN
21              output COLUMN columns and print columns down, unless -a is used.
22              Balance number of lines in the columns on each page
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24       -a, --across
25              print  columns across rather than down, used together with -COL‐
26              UMN
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28       -c, --show-control-chars
29              use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation
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31       -d, --double-space
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34       -D, --date-format=FORMAT
35              use FORMAT for the header date
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37       -e[CHAR[WIDTH]], --expand-tabs[=CHAR[WIDTH]]
38              expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
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40       -F, -f, --form-feed
41              use form feeds instead of  newlines  to  separate  pages  (by  a
42              3-line  page header with -F or a 5-line header and trailer with‐
43              out -F)
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45       -h, --header=HEADER
46              use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, -h  ""
47              prints a blank line, don't use -h""
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49       -i[CHAR[WIDTH]], --output-tabs[=CHAR[WIDTH]]
50              replace spaces with CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
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52       -J, --join-lines
53              merge full lines, turns off -W line truncation, no column align‐
54              ment, --sep-string[=STRING] sets separators
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56       -l, --length=PAGE_LENGTH
57              set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines (default number of
58              lines of text 56, and with -F 63)
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60       -m, --merge
61              print all files in parallel, one in each column, truncate lines,
62              but join lines of full length with -J
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64       -n[SEP[DIGITS]], --number-lines[=SEP[DIGITS]]
65              number lines, use DIGITS (5) digits,  then  SEP  (TAB),  default
66              counting starts with 1st line of input file
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68       -N, --first-line-number=NUMBER
69              start  counting  with  NUMBER  at 1st line of first page printed
70              (see +FIRST_PAGE)
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72       -o, --indent=MARGIN
73              offset each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not affect -w  or
74              -W, MARGIN will be added to PAGE_WIDTH
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76       -r, --no-file-warnings
77              omit warning when a file cannot be opened
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79       -s[CHAR], --separator[=CHAR]
80              separate  columns by a single character, default for CHAR is the
81              <TAB> character without -w and 'no char' with -w -s[CHAR]  turns
82              off  line  truncation  of all 3 column options (-COLUMN|-a -COL‐
83              UMN|-m) except -w is set
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85       -S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]
86              separate columns by STRING, without -S: Default separator  <TAB>
87              with -J and <space> otherwise (same as -S" "), no effect on col‐
88              umn options
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90       -t, --omit-header
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93       -T, --omit-pagination
94              omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form
95              feeds set in input files
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97       -v, --show-nonprinting
98              use octal backslash notation
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100       -w, --width=PAGE_WIDTH
101              set  page  width  to  PAGE_WIDTH  (72)  characters  for multiple
102              text-column output only, -s[char] turns off (72)
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104       -W, --page-width=PAGE_WIDTH
105              set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72)  characters  always,  truncate
106              lines, except -J option is set, no interference with -S or -s
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108       --help display this help and exit
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110       --version
111              output version information and exit
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113       -t  is  implied if PAGE_LENGTH <= 10.  With no FILE, or when FILE is -,
114       read standard input.
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116       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
117       Report pr translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

120       Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
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COPYRIGHT

123       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
124       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
125       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
126       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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