PR(1)                                BSD                                 PR(1)



NAME
     pr - print file

SYNOPSIS
     pr [ options ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     pr produces a printed listing of one or more files. It separates output
     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.

OPTIONS
     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.

     -wn       For purposes of multicolumn output, take the width of the page
               to be n characters instead of the default 72.

     -f        Use formfeeds instead of newlines to separate pages.  A
               formfeed is assumed to use up two blank lines at the top of a
               page.  (Thus this option does not affect the effective page
               length.)

     -ln       Take the length of the page to be n lines instead of the
               default 66.

     -t        Do not print the five-line header or the five-line trailer
               normally supplied for each page.

     -sc       Separate columns by the single character c instead of by the
               appropriate amount of white space.  A missing c is interpreted
               as a tab.

     -m        Print all files simultaneously, each in one column.

FILES
     /dev/tty*      to suspend messages.

DIAGNOSTICS
     There are no diagnostics when pr is printing on a terminal.

BUGS
     Interterminal messages via write(1) are forbidden during a pr.

SEE ALSO
     cat(1), print(1)