term% cat index.txt PR(1) General Commands Manual PR(1)
NAME
pr - print file
SYNOPSIS
pr [ option ] ... [ file ] ...
DESCRIPTION
Pr produces a printed listing of one or more files. The output is sep‐
arated into pages headed by a date, the name of the file or a specified
header, and the page number. For no file arguments, or for a file ar‐
gument `-', pr prints its standard input.
Options apply to all following files but may be reset between files:
-n Produce n-column output.
+n Begin printing with page n.
-h Take the next argument as a page header.
-d double space
-wn For purposes of multi-column output, take the width of the page
to be n characters instead of the default 72.
-f Use formfeeds to separate pages. Pause, ring bell, and wait for
newline before beginning.
-ln Take the length of the page to be n lines instead of the default
66.
-t Do not print the 5-line header or the 5-line trailer normally
supplied for each page.
-sc Separate columns by the single character c instead of by the ap‐
propriate amount of white space. A missing c is taken to be a
tab.
-m Print all files simultaneously, each in one column,
-on offset the left margin n positions
-p between pages pause, ring bell, and wait for newline
-b Balance columns on last page, in case of multi-column output.
Inter-terminal messages via write(1) are forbidden during a pr.
FILES
/dev/tty? to suspend messages.
SEE ALSO
cat(1), present(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
There are no diagnostics when pr is printing on a terminal.
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