pr
Paginate and format text for printing
TLDR
Format file for printing
$ pr [file]
Add page header$ pr -h "[Header Text]" [file]
Multi-column output$ pr -[3] [file]
Double space output$ pr -d [file]
Number lines$ pr -n [file]
SYNOPSIS
pr [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
pr formats text files for printing by adding page headers (with filename and date), footers, page breaks, and line numbers. It can arrange text into multiple columns and control page dimensions including length, width, and margins.
This traditional Unix utility is useful for preparing plain text documents for printing or for creating formatted multi-column layouts from single-column input. It reads from files or stdin and writes to stdout.
PARAMETERS
FILES
Input files.-h HEADER
Page header text.-NUM
Number of columns.-d
Double space.-n
Number lines.-l LINES
Page length.-w WIDTH
Page width.
CAVEATS
Standard Unix utility. Part of coreutils.
HISTORY
pr is a traditional Unix text formatting utility.