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NAME

6       nl - number lines of files
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SYNOPSIS

9       nl [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Write each FILE to standard output, with line numbers added.
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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       -b, --body-numbering=STYLE
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22       -d, --section-delimiter=CC
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25       -f, --footer-numbering=STYLE
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31       -i, --line-increment=NUMBER
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43       -s, --number-separator=STRING
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52       --help display this help and exit
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54       --version
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57       Default options are: -bt -d'\:' -fn -hn -i1 -l1 -n'rn' -s<TAB> -v1 -w6
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59       CC are two delimiter characters used to construct logical  page  delim‐
60       iters;  a missing second character implies ':'.  As a GNU extension one
61       can specify more than two characters, and  also  specifying  the  empty
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64       STYLE is one of:
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66       a      number all lines
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68       t      number only nonempty lines
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77       ln     left justified, no leading zeros
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AUTHOR

84       Written by Scott Bartram and David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

87       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
88       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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91       Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
92       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
93       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
94       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

97       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nl>
98       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) nl invocation'
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102GNU coreutils 9.3               September 2023                           NL(1)
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