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/>

Packaged by Cygwin (8.23-4) Copyright © 2014 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.

AUTHOR
Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.

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.