pr(1)

Begin printing with page k (default is 1).

Produce k-column output (default is 1). This option should not be used with -m. The options -e and -i are assumed for multi-column output.

Produce k-column output, same as -k.

Print multi-column output across the page. This option is appropriate only with the -k option.

Merge and print all files simultaneously, one per column (overrides the -k and -a options).

Double space the output.

Expand input tabs to character positions k+1, 2×k+1, 3×k+1, etc. If k is 0 or is omitted, default tab settings at every eighth position are assumed. Tab characters in the input are expanded into the appropriate number of spaces. If c (any nondigit character) is given, it is treated as the input tab character (default for c is the tab character).

In output, replace white space wherever possible by inserting tabs to character positions k+1, 2×k+1, 3×k+1, etc. If k is 0 or is omitted, default tab settings at every eighth position are assumed. If c (any nondigit character) is given, it is treated as the output tab character (default for c is the tab character).

Provide k-digit line numbering (default for k is 5). The number occupies the first k+1 character positions of each column of normal output or each line of -m output. If c (any nondigit character) is given, it is appended to the line number to separate it from whatever follows (default for c is a tab).

Set the width of a line to k character positions (default is 72 for equal-width, multi-column output; no limit otherwise). Width specifications are only effective for multi-columnar output.

Offset each line by k character positions (default is 0). The number of character positions per line is the sum of the width and offset.

Set the length of a page to k lines (default is 66). If k is less than what is needed for the page header and trailer, the -t option is in effect; that is, header and trailer lines are suppressed in order to make room for text.

Use the next argument as the header to be printed instead of the file name.

Pause before beginning each page if the output is directed to a terminal (pr rings the bell at the terminal and waits for a Return).

Use form-feed character for new pages (default is to use a sequence of line-feeds). Pause before beginning the first page if the standard output is associated with a terminal.

Same as -F. Provided for backwards compatibility.

Print no diagnostic reports on failure to open files.

Print neither the five-line identifying header nor the five-line trailer normally supplied for each page. Quit printing after the last line of each file without spacing to the end of the page.

Separate columns by the single character c instead of by the appropriate number of spaces (default for c is a tab).