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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       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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16       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
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19       +FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], --pages=FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE]
20              begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE
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22       -COLUMN, --columns=COLUMN
23              output COLUMN columns and print columns down, unless -a is used.
24              Balance number of lines in the columns on each page
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26       -a, --across
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28              UMN
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30       -c, --show-control-chars
31              use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation
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33       -d, --double-space
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36       -D, --date-format=FORMAT
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39       -e[CHAR[WIDTH]], --expand-tabs[=CHAR[WIDTH]]
40              expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
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42       -F, -f, --form-feed
43              use form feeds instead of  newlines  to  separate  pages  (by  a
44              3-line  page header with -F or a 5-line header and trailer with‐
45              out -F)
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47       -h, --header=HEADER
48              use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, -h  ""
49              prints a blank line, don't use -h""
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51       -i[CHAR[WIDTH]], --output-tabs[=CHAR[WIDTH]]
52              replace spaces with CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)
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54       -J, --join-lines
55              merge full lines, turns off -W line truncation, no column align‐
56              ment, --sep-string[=STRING] sets separators
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58       -l, --length=PAGE_LENGTH
59              set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines (default number of
60              lines of text 56, and with -F 63).  implies -t if PAGE_LENGTH <=
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63       -m, --merge
64              print all files in parallel, one in each column, truncate lines,
65              but join lines of full length with -J
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67       -n[SEP[DIGITS]], --number-lines[=SEP[DIGITS]]
68              number  lines,  use  DIGITS  (5) digits, then SEP (TAB), default
69              counting starts with 1st line of input file
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71       -N, --first-line-number=NUMBER
72              start counting with NUMBER at 1st line  of  first  page  printed
73              (see +FIRST_PAGE)
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75       -o, --indent=MARGIN
76              offset  each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not affect -w or
77              -W, MARGIN will be added to PAGE_WIDTH
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79       -r, --no-file-warnings
80              omit warning when a file cannot be opened
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82       -s[CHAR], --separator[=CHAR]
83              separate columns by a single character, default for CHAR is  the
84              <TAB>  character  without  -w  and  'no char' with -w.  -s[CHAR]
85              turns off line truncation of all 3  column  options  (-COLUMN|-a
86              -COLUMN|-m) except -w is set
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88       -S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]
89              separate  columns by STRING, without -S: Default separator <TAB>
90              with -J and <space> otherwise (same as -S" "), no effect on col‐
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93       -t, --omit-header
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96       -T, --omit-pagination
97              omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form
98              feeds set in input files
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100       -v, --show-nonprinting
101              use octal backslash notation
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103       -w, --width=PAGE_WIDTH
104              set page  width  to  PAGE_WIDTH  (72)  characters  for  multiple
105              text-column output only, -s[char] turns off (72)
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107       -W, --page-width=PAGE_WIDTH
108              set  page  width  to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters always, truncate
109              lines, except -J option is set, no interference with -S or -s
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111       --help display this help and exit
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113       --version
114              output version information and exit
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AUTHOR

117       Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.
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REPORTING BUGS

120       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
121       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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124       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
125       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
126       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
127       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

130       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr>
131       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pr invocation'
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