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pr

Paginate or columnate files for printing. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pr.
  • Print multiple files with a default header and footer:
    pr {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}
  • Print with a custom centered header:
    pr -h "{{header}}" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}
  • Print with numbered lines and a custom date format:
    pr -n -D "{{format}}" {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}
  • Print all files together, one in each column, without a header or footer:
    pr -m -T {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}
  • Print, beginning at page 2 up to page 5, with a given page length (including header and footer):
    pr +{{2}}:{{5}} -l {{page_length}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}
  • Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width:
    pr -o {{offset}} -W {{width}} {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}

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