nl

 

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 NL(1)                          FSF                          NL(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        nl - number lines of files
 
SYNOPSIS
        nl [OPTION]... [FILE]...
 
DESCRIPTION
        Write  each  FILE  to  standard  output, with line numbers
        added.  With no FILE, or when FILE  is  -,  read  standard
        input.
 
        -b, --body-numbering=STYLE
               use STYLE for numbering body lines
 
        -d, --section-delimiter=CC
               use CC for separating logical pages
 
        -f, --footer-numbering=STYLE
               use STYLE for numbering footer lines
 
        -h, --header-numbering=STYLE
               use STYLE for numbering header lines
 
        -i, --page-increment=NUMBER
               line number increment at each line
 
        -l, --join-blank-lines=NUMBER
               group of NUMBER empty lines counted as one
 
        -n, --number-format=FORMAT
               insert line numbers according to FORMAT
 
        -p, --no-renumber
               do not reset line numbers at logical pages
 
        -s, --number-separator=STRING
               add STRING after (possible) line number
 
        -v, --first-page=NUMBER
               first line number on each logical page
 
        -w, --number-width=NUMBER
               use NUMBER columns for line numbers
 
        --help display this help and exit
 
        --version
               output version information and exit
 
        By  default,  selects  -v1  -i1 -l1 -sTAB -w6 -nrn -hn -bt
        -fn.  CC are two delimiter characters for separating logi­
        cal  pages, a missing second character implies :.  Type \\
        for \.  STYLE is one of:
 
        a      number all lines
 
        t      number only nonempty lines
 
        n      number no lines
 
        pREGEXP
               number only lines that contain a match for REGEXP
 
        FORMAT is one of:
 
        ln     left justified, no leading zeros
 
        rn     right justified, no leading zeros
 
        rz     right justified, leading zeros
 
AUTHOR
        Written by Scott Bartram and David MacKenzie.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
SEE ALSO
        The full documentation for nl is maintained as  a  Texinfo
        manual.    If  the  info  and  nl  programs  are  properly
        installed at your site, the command
 
               info nl
 
        should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 
 
 nl (textutils) 2.0.14       March 2001                      NL(1)

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