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PR(1)				      FSF				 PR(1)

NAME
       pr - convert text files for printing

SYNOPSIS
       pr [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Paginate or columnate FILE(s) for printing.

	      +FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE], --pages=FIRST_PAGE[:LAST_PAGE]

	      begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE

	      -COLUMN, --columns=COLUMN

	      produce  COLUMN-column  output 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	 -COL‐
	      UMN

	      -c, --show-control-chars

	      use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation

	      -d, --double-space

	      double space the output

	      -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	 with‐
	      out -F)

	      -h HEADER, --header=HEADER

	      use  a  centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, with
	      long headers left-hand-side truncation may occur, -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 align‐
	      ment, -S[STRING] sets separators

	      -l PAGE_LENGTH, --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 NUMBER, --first-line-number=NUMBER

	      start  counting  with  NUMBER  at 1st line of first page printed
	      (see +FIRST_PAGE)

	      -o MARGIN, --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 -COL‐
	      UMN|-m) except -w is set

	      -S[STRING], --sep-string[=STRING]

	      separate columns by an optional STRING, don't use	 -S  "STRING",
	      -S  only:	 No separator used (same as -S""), 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-pag‐
	      ination

	      omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form
	      feeds set in input files

	      -v, --show-nonprinting

	      use octal backslash notation

	      -w PAGE_WIDTH, --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=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  implied  by	-l  nn when nn <= 10 or <= 3 with -F. With no FILE, or
       when FILE is -, read standard input.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

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 com‐
       mand

	      info pr

       should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.

GNU textutils 2.0		  August 1999				 PR(1)

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