| PR(1) | PR(1)

NAME

| pr – print file

SYNOPSIS

| `pr` [ option ... ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION

Pr produces a printed listing of one or more files on its standard output. The output is separated into pages headed by a date, the name of the file or a specified header, and the page number. With no file arguments, 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.
`−b` Balance columns on last page, in case of multi-column output.
`−d` Double space.
`−e` n Set the tab stops for input text every n spaces.
`−h` Take the next argument as a page header (file by default).
`−i` n Replace sequences of blanks in the output by tabs, using tab stops set every n spaces.
`−f` Use form feeds to separate pages.
`−l` n Take the length of the page to be n lines instead of the default 66.
`−m` Print all files simultaneously, each in one column.
`−n` m Number the lines of each file. The numeric argument m, default 5, sets the width of the line-number field.
`−o` n Offset the left margin n character positions.
`−p` Pad each file printed to an odd number of pages. For two-sided printers, this will ensure each file will start a new page.
`−s` c Separate columns by the single character c instead of aligning them with white space. A missing c is taken to be a tab.
`−t` Do not print the 5-line header or the 5-line trailer normally supplied for each page.
`−w` n For multi-column output, take the width of the page to be n characters instead of the default 72.

SOURCE

| `/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/pr.c`

SEE ALSO

| cat(1), lp(1)