NAME

pr − print file

SYNOPSIS

pr [ option ] ...  [ file ] ... 

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. 

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 multi-column 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 5-line header or the 5-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 taken to be a tab. 

−m Print all files simultaneously, each in one column,

Inter-terminal messages via write(1) are forbidden during a pr.

FILES

/dev/tty?  to suspend messages. 

SEE ALSO

cat(1)

DIAGNOSTICS

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

4th Berkeley Distribution  —  April 29, 1985