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.TH PR 1 
.SH NAME
pr \- print file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pr
[ option ] ...
[ file ] ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Pr
produces a printed listing of one or more
.I 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,
.I pr
prints its standard input.
.PP
Options apply to all following files but may be reset
between files:
.TP
.BI \- n
Produce
.IR n -column
output.
.TP
.BI + n
Begin printing with page
.I  n.
.TP
.B  \-h
Take the next argument as a page header.
.TP
.BI \-w n
For purposes of multi-column output,
take the width of the page to be
.I n
characters instead of the default 72.
.TP
.BI \-l n
Take the length of the page to be
.I n
lines instead of the default 66.
.TP
.B  \-t
Do not print the 5-line header or the
5-line trailer normally supplied for each page.
.TP
.BI \-s c
Separate columns by the single character
.I c
instead of by the appropriate amount of white space.
A missing
.I c
is taken to be a tab.
.TP
.B  \-m
Print all
.I files
simultaneously,
each in one column,
.PP
Inter-terminal messages via
.IR write (1)
are
forbidden during a
.IR pr .
.SH FILES
/dev/tty?
to suspend messages.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
cat(1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
There are no diagnostics when
.I pr
is printing on a terminal.
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10d1b371 BJ	1	.TH PR 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	pr \- print file
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B pr
	6	[ option ] ...
	7	[ file ] ...
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Pr
	10	produces a printed listing of one or more
	11	.I files.
	12	The output is separated into pages headed by a date,
	13	the name of the file or a specified header, and the page number.
	14	If there are no file arguments,
	15	.I pr
	16	prints its standard input.
	17	.PP
	18	Options apply to all following files but may be reset
	19	between files:
	20	.TP
	21	.BI \- n
	22	Produce
	23	.IR n -column
	24	output.
	25	.TP
	26	.BI + n
	27	Begin printing with page
	28	.I n.
	29	.TP
	30	.B \-h
	31	Take the next argument as a page header.
	32	.TP
	33	.BI \-w n
	34	For purposes of multi-column output,
	35	take the width of the page to be
	36	.I n
	37	characters instead of the default 72.
	38	.TP
	39	.BI \-l n
	40	Take the length of the page to be
	41	.I n
	42	lines instead of the default 66.
	43	.TP
	44	.B \-t
	45	Do not print the 5-line header or the
	46	5-line trailer normally supplied for each page.
	47	.TP
	48	.BI \-s c
	49	Separate columns by the single character
	50	.I c
	51	instead of by the appropriate amount of white space.
	52	A missing
	53	.I c
	54	is taken to be a tab.
	55	.TP
	56	.B \-m
	57	Print all
	58	.I files
	59	simultaneously,
	60	each in one column,
	61	.PP
	62	Inter-terminal messages via
	63	.IR write (1)
	64	are
65	forbidden during a
66	.IR pr .
67	.SH FILES
68	/dev/tty?
69	to suspend messages.
70	.SH "SEE ALSO"
71	cat(1)
72	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
73	There are no diagnostics when
74	.I pr
75	is printing on a terminal.