pr(1) DG/UX R4.11 pr(1)
NAME
pr - print files
SYNOPSIS
pr [ [-column] [-wwidth] [-a] ] [-eck] [-ick] [-drtfp] [+page] [-nck]
[-ooffset] [-llength] [-sseparator] [-h header] [file ...]
pr [ [-m] [-wwidth] ] [-eck] [-ick] [-drtfp] [+page] [-nck]
[-ooffset] [-llength] [-sseparator] [-h header] file1 file2 ...
DESCRIPTION
Pr is used to format and print the contents of a file. If file is -,
or if no files are specified, pr assumes standard input. pr prints
the named files on standard output.
By default, the listing is separated into pages, each headed by the
page number, a date and time, and the name of the file. Page length
is 66 lines which includes 10 lines of header and trailer output.
The header is composed of 2 blank lines, 1 line of text ( can be
altered with -h), and 2 blank lines; the trailer is 5 blank lines.
For single column output, line width may not be set and is unlimited.
For multicolumn output, line width may be set and the default is 72
columns. Diagnostic reports (failed options) are reported at the end
of standard output associated with a terminal, rather than
interspersed in the output. Pages are separated by series of line
feeds rather than form feed characters.
By default, columns are of equal width, separated by at least one
space; lines which do not fit are truncated. If the -s option is
used, lines are not truncated and columns are separated by the
separator character.
Either -column or -m should be used to produce multi-column output.
-a should only be used with -column and not -m.
Command line options are
+page Begin printing with page numbered page (default is 1).
-column
Print column columns of output (default is 1). Output appears
as if -e and -i are turned on for multi-column output. May
not use with -m.
-a Print multi-column output across the page one line per column.
columns must be greater than one. If a line is too long to
fit in a column, it is truncated.
-m Merge and print all files simultaneously, one per column. The
maximum number of files that may be specified is eight. If a
line is too long to fit in a column, it is truncated. May not
use with -column.
-d Double-space the output. Blank lines that result from double-
spacing are dropped when they occur at the top of a page.
-eck Expand input tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1,
etc. If k is 0 or is omitted, default tab settings at every
eighth position are assumed. Tab characters in the input are
expanded into the appropriate number of spaces. If c (any
non-digit character) is given, it is treated as the input tab
character (default for c is the tab character).
-ick In output, replace white space wherever possible by inserting
tabs to character positions k+1, 2*k+1, 3*k+1, etc. If k is 0
or is omitted, default tab settings at every eighth position
are assumed. If c (any non-digit character) is given, it is
treated as the output tab character (default for c is the tab
character).
-nck Provide k-digit line numbering (default for k is 5). The
number occupies the first k+1 character positions of each
column of single column output or each line of -m output. If
c (any non-digit character) is given, it is appended to the
line number to separate it from whatever follows (default for
c is a tab).
-wwidth
Set the width of a line to width character positions (default
is 72). This is effective only for multi-column output
(-column and -m). There is no line limit for single column
output.
-ooffset
Offset each line by offset character positions (default is 0).
The number of character positions per line is the sum of the
width and offset.
-llength
Set the length of a page to length lines (default is 66).
When the value of length is 1 to 10, -t appears to be in
effect since headers and trailers are suppressed. By default,
output contains 5 lines of header and 5 lines of trailer
leaving 56 lines for user-supplied text. When -llength is
used and length exceeds 10, then length-10 lines are left per
page for user supplied text. When length is 10 or less,
header and trailer output is omitted to make room for user
supplied text.
-l0 prints the file as if it were a single page, with one
header and trailer but no other blank lines added.
-h header
Use header as the text line of the header to be printed
instead of the file name. -h is ignored when -t is specified
or -llength is specified and the value of length is 10 or
less. (-h is the only pr option requiring space between the
option and argument.)
-p Pause before beginning each page if the output is directed to
a terminal (pr will ring the bell at the terminal and wait for
a carriage return).
-f Use single form-feed character for new pages (default is to
use a sequence of line-feeds). Pause before beginning the
first page if the standard output is associated with a
terminal.
-r Print no diagnostic reports on files that will not open.
-t Print neither the five-line identifying header nor the five-
line trailer normally supplied for each page. Quit printing
after the last line of each file without spacing to the end of
the page. Use of -t overrides the -h option.
-sseparator
Separate columns by the single character separator instead of
by the appropriate number of spaces (default for separator is
a tab). Prevents truncation of lines on multicolumn output
unless -w is specified.
International Features
pr can process characters from supplementary code sets in addition to
ASCII characters.
Options:
-eck The tab character c must be a single byte character.
k is the tab position specified in columns, not in
characters.
-ick The tab character c must be a single byte character.
k is the tab position specified in columns, not in
characters.
-nck The character c to be appended to the line number
must be a single byte character.
-wwidth width is the width of a line in columns, not in
characters.
-hheader characters from supplementary code sets can be used
in the page header, header.
-sseparator The column separator, separator, must be a single
byte character.
EXAMPLES
pr listing
Prints the file named "listing" on the standard output. Output is
paginated, and each page has a heading consisting of the time and
date.
pr -2 -h users personnel
Prints the contents of the file "personnel" in two columns on
standard output. Each page has a header consisting of the time and
date, the word "users," and the page number.
pr -t -5 listing | pr -t -e > lists.column
Formats the file "listing" in five columns without including a header
and trailer. The second pr command expands tabs that are in the file
to eight character columns.
FILES
/dev/tty* To delay messages enabling them to print at the bottom
of files rather than interspersed throughout printed
output.
SEE ALSO
cat(1), pg(1).
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