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| 2 | .he 'PR (I)'1/15/73'PR (I)' | |
| 3 | .ti 0 | |
| 4 | NAME pr -- print file | |
| 5 | .sp | |
| 6 | .ti 0 | |
| 7 | SYNOPSIS pr\b\b__ [-cm\b\b\b___] [-h\b\b__ name] [-\b_n] [+\b_n] [file\e91\e8 ...] | |
| 8 | .sp | |
| 9 | .ti 0 | |
| 10 | DESCRIPTION pr\b\b__ | |
| 11 | produces a printed listing of one or more files. | |
| 12 | The output is separated into pages headed by a date, | |
| 13 | the name of the file or a header (if any), and the page number. | |
| 14 | If there are no file arguments, pr\b\b__ prints the standard | |
| 15 | input file, and is thus usable as a filter. | |
| 16 | ||
| 17 | Options apply to all following files but may be reset | |
| 18 | between files: | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | -c\b\b__ print current date | |
| 21 | -m\b\b__ print date file last modified (default) | |
| 22 | .sp | |
| 23 | -\b_n produce n-column output | |
| 24 | .sp | |
| 25 | +\b_n begin printing with page n | |
| 26 | .sp | |
| 27 | -h\b\b__ treats the next argument as a header | |
| 28 | .sp | |
| 29 | If there is a header in force, it is printed in place of | |
| 30 | the file name. | |
| 31 | .sp | |
| 32 | Interconsole messages via write\b\b\b\b\b_____(I) are | |
| 33 | forbidden during a pr\b\b__. | |
| 34 | .sp | |
| 35 | .sp | |
| 36 | .ti 0 | |
| 37 | FILES /dev/tty? | |
| 38 | to suspend messages. | |
| 39 | .sp | |
| 40 | .ti 0 | |
| 41 | SEE ALSO cat(I), cp(I) | |
| 42 | .sp | |
| 43 | .ti 0 | |
| 44 | DIAGNOSTICS none (files not found are ignored) | |
| 45 | .sp | |
| 46 | .ti 0 | |
| 47 | BUGS In multi-column | |
| 48 | output, non-printing characters other than new-line | |
| 49 | cause misalignment. |