NAME

print - paginate files to standard output



SYNOPSIS

pr [-ln] [file ...]



DESCRIPTION

Pr
paginates the named files to standard output.
Each file is printed as a sequence of pages.  Each page
is 66 lines
long, including a 6-line header and 3-line footer.
The header includes the file name, possibly the date, and
the page number.

If the file '-' is specified, or no file names are given,
the standard input is read.

Option flags include:


-ln   Sets the page length to 'n'.
Default page length is 66.





SEE ALSO

os, detab, mcol, format, cat


DIAGNOSTICS

ignoring invalid argument

An option flag was specified which pr did not understand


A message is printed if an input file could not be opened


AUTHORS

Original from the Kernighan-Plauger 'Software Tools' book,
with modifications by David Hanson and friends (U. of Arizona)
and Debbie Scherrer (LBL)


BUGS/DEFICIENCES

The header and trailer spacing can be modified by adjusting the
MARGIN1, MARGIN2, and
BMARGIN definitions in the source code.