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NAME            pr  --  print file
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SYNOPSIS        pr\b\b__ [-cm\b\b\b___] [-h\b\b__ name] [-\b_n] [+\b_n] [file\e91\e8 ...]
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DESCRIPTION     pr\b\b__
produces a printed listing of one or more files.
The output is separated into pages headed by a date,
the name of the file or a header (if any), and the page number.
If there are no file arguments, pr\b\b__ prints the standard
input file, and is thus usable as a filter.

Options apply to all following files but may be reset
between files:

  -c\b\b__ print current date
  -m\b\b__ print date file last modified (default)
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  -\b_n produce n-column output
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  +\b_n begin printing with page n
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  -h\b\b__ treats the next argument as a header
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If there is a header in force, it is printed in place of
the file name.
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Interconsole messages via write\b\b\b\b\b_____(I) are
forbidden during a pr\b\b__.
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FILES           /dev/tty?
to suspend messages.
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SEE ALSO        cat(I), cp(I)
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DIAGNOSTICS     none (files not found are ignored)
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BUGS            In multi-column
output, non-printing characters other than new-line
cause misalignment.