pr linux command

pr

pr [files]

Convert a text file or files to a paginated, columned version, with headers. If - is provided as the filename, read from standard input.

Options

+beg_pag[:end-pag], --pages=[beg_pag[:end-pag]

Begin printing on page beg_pag and end on end-pag if specified.

-num_cols, --columns=num_cols

Print in num_cols number of columns, balancing the number of lines in the columns on each page.

-a, --across

Print columns horizontally, not vertically.

-c, --show-control-chars

Convert control characters to hat notation (such as ^C) and other unprintable characters to octal backslash format.

-d, --double-space

Double space.

-e[tab-char[width]], --expand-tabs=[tab-char[width]]

Convert tabs (or tab-chars) to spaces. If width is specified, convert tabs to width characters (default is 8).

-f, -F, --form-feed

Separate pages with form feeds, not newlines.

-h header, --header=header

Use header for the header instead of the filename.

-i[out-tab-char[out-tab-width]], --output-tabs[=out-tab-char[out-tab-width]]

Replace spaces with tabs on output. Can specify alternative tab character (default is tab) and width (default is 8).

-J, --join-lines

Merge full lines; ignore -W if set.

-l lines, --length=lines

Set page length to lines (default 66). If lines is less than 10, omit headers and footers.

-m, --merge

Print all files, one file per column.

-n[delimiter[digits]], --number-lines[=delimiter[digits]]

Number columns, or, with the -m option, number lines. Append delimiter to each number (default is a tab) and limit the size of numbers to digits (default is 5).

-o width, --indent=width

Set left margin to width.

-r, --no-file-warnings

Continue silently when unable to open an input file.

-s[delimiter], --separator[=delimiter]

Separate columns with delimiter (default is a tab) instead of spaces.

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

Separate columns with string. Default is a tab with -J and a space otherwise.

-t, --omit-header

Suppress headers, footers, and fills at end of pages.

-T, --omit-pagination

Like -t but also suppress form feeds.

-v, --show-non-printing

Convert unprintable characters to octal backslash format.

-w page_width, --width=page_width

Set the page width to page_width characters for multi-column output. Default is 72.

-W page_width, --page-width=page_width

Set the page width to always be page_width characters. Default is 72.

--help

Print a help message and then exit.

--version

Print version information and then exit.