pr

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Paginate or columnate files for printing.

Options (8)

-h, --headerboolean

Print with a custom centered header

Example: pr {{[-h|--header]}} "{{header}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-n, --number-linesboolean

Print with numbered lines and a custom date format

Example: pr {{[-n|--number-lines]}} {{[-D|--date-format]}} "{{format}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-D, --date-formatboolean

Print with numbered lines and a custom date format

Example: pr {{[-n|--number-lines]}} {{[-D|--date-format]}} "{{format}}" {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-m, --mergeboolean

Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer

Example: pr {{[-m|--merge]}} {{[-T|--omit-pagination]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-T, --omit-paginationboolean

Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer

Example: pr {{[-m|--merge]}} {{[-T|--omit-pagination]}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-l, --lengthboolean

Print, beginning at page 2 up to page 5, with a given page length (including header and footer)

Example: pr +2:5 {{[-l|--length]}} {{page_length}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-o, --indentboolean

Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width

Example: pr {{[-o|--indent]}} {{offset}} {{[-W|--page_width]}} {{width}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

-W, --page_widthboolean

Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width

Example: pr {{[-o|--indent]}} {{offset}} {{[-W|--page_width]}} {{width}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Print multiple files with a default header and footer

pr path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Print with a custom centered header

pr [-h|--header] "header" path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Print with numbered lines and a custom date format

pr [-n|--number-lines] [-D|--date-format] "format" path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer

pr [-m|--merge] [-T|--omit-pagination] path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Print, beginning at page 2 up to page 5, with a given page length (including header and footer)

pr +2:5 [-l|--length] page_length path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...

Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width

pr [-o|--indent] offset [-W|--page_width] width path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...