NAME

pr  −  print file

SYNOPSIS

pr [ −h header ] [ −n ] [ +n ] [ −wn ] [ −ln ] [ −t ] [ −sc ] [ −m ] name

DESCRIPTION

Pr produces a printed listing of one or more files.  The output is separated into pages headed by a date, the name of the file or a specified header, and the page number.  If there are no file arguments, pr prints its standard input, and is thus usable as a filter.  Options apply to all following files but may be reset between files:

−nproduce n-column output

+nbegin printing with page n

−htreat the next argument as a header to be used instead of the file name

−wnfor purposes of multi-column output, take the width of the page to be n characters instead of the default 72

−lntake the length of the page to be n lines instead of the default 66

−tdo not print the 5-line header or the 5-line trailer normally supplied for each page

−scseparate columns by the single character c instead of by the appropriate amount of white space.  A missing c is taken to be a tab. 

−mprint all files simultaneously, each in one column

Interconsole messages via write(I) are forbidden during a pr. 

FILES

/dev/tty?  to suspend messages. 

SEE ALSO

cat (I), cp (I)

DIAGNOSTICS

none; files not found are ignored

BUGS