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.

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       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 num‐
              ber  of  lines  of text 56, and with -F 63).  implies -t if
              PAGE_LENGTH <= 10

       -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; implied if PAGE_LENGTH <=
              10

       -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,  trun‐
              cate  lines,  except -J option is set, no interference with
              -S or -s

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Pete TerMaat and Roland Huebner.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/core‐
       utils/>
       Report    any   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro‐
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://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
       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pr invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.32              April 2020                          PR(1)