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pprr - print files
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pprr [_+_p_a_g_e] [--_c_o_l_u_m_n] [--aaddFFmmrrtt] [[--ee] [_c_h_a_r] [_g_a_p]] [--hh _h_e_a_d_e_r] [[--ii]
[_c_h_a_r] [_g_a_p]] [--ll _l_i_n_e_s] [--oo _o_f_f_s_e_t] [[--ss] [_c_h_a_r]] [[--nn] [_c_h_a_r]
[_w_i_d_t_h]] [--ww _w_i_d_t_h] [-] [_f_i_l_e _._._.]
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The pprr utility is a printing and pagination filter for text files. When
multiple input files are specified, each is read, formatted, and written
to standard output. By default, the input is separated into 66-line
pages, each with
+o A 5-line header with the page number, date, time, and the pathname of
the file.
+o A 5-line trailer consisting of blank lines.
If standard output is associated with a terminal, diagnostic messages are
suppressed until the pprr utility has completed processing.
When multiple column output is specified, text columns are of equal
width. By default text columns are separated by at least one _<_b_l_a_n_k_>_.
Input lines that do not fit into a text column are truncated. Lines are
not truncated under single column output.
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In the following option descriptions, column, lines, offset, page, and
width are positive decimal integers and gap is a nonnegative decimal in-
teger.
_+_p_a_g_e
Begin output at page number _p_a_g_e of the formatted input.
--_c_o_l_u_m_n
Produce output that is _c_o_l_u_m_n_s wide (default is 1) that is written
vertically down each column in the order in which the text is re-
ceived from the input file. The options --ee and --ii are assumed.
This option should not be used with --mm. When used with --tt, the min-
imum number of lines is used to display the output.
--aa Modify the effect of the --ccoolluummnn option so that the columns are
filled across the page in a round-robin order (e.g., when column is
2, the first input line heads column 1, the second heads column 2,
the third is the second line in column 1, etc.). This option re-
quires the use of the --ccoolluummnn option.
--dd Produce output that is double spaced. An extra _<_n_e_w_l_i_n_e_> character
is output following every <newline> found in the input.
--ee _[_c_h_a_r_]_[_g_a_p_]
Expand each input <tab> to the next greater column position speci-
fied by the formula _n_*_g_a_p_+_1, where _n is an integer > 0. If _g_a_p is
zero or is omitted the default is 8. All _<_t_a_b_> characters in the
input are expanded into the appropriate number of _<_s_p_a_c_e_>_s. If any
nondigit character, _c_h_a_r, is specified, it is used as the input tab
character.
--FF Use a _<_f_o_r_m_-_f_e_e_d_> character for new pages, instead of the default
behavior that uses a sequence o _<_n_e_w_l_i_n_e_> characters.
--hh _h_e_a_d_e_r
_h_e_a_d_e_r Use the string _h_e_a_d_e_r to replace the _f_i_l_e _n_a_m_e in the header
line.
--ii _[_c_h_a_r_]_[_g_a_p_]
In output, replace multiple <space>s with <tab>s whenever two or
more adjacent <space>s reach column positions _g_a_p_+_1, _2_*_g_a_p_+_1, etc.
If _g_a_p is zero or omitted, default _<_t_a_b_> settings at every eighth
column position is used. If any nondigit character, _c_h_a_r, is spec-
ified, it is used as the output _<_t_a_b_> character.
--ll _l_i_n_e_s
Override the 66 line default and reset the page length to _l_i_n_e_s_. If
_l_i_n_e_s is not greater than the sum of both the header and trailer
depths (in lines), the pprr utility suppresses output of both the
header and trailer, as if the --tt option were in effect.
--mm Merge the contents of multiple files. One line from each file
specified by a file operand is written side by side into text
columns of equal fixed widths, in terms of the number of column po-
sitions. The number of text columns depends on the number of file
operands successfully opened. The maximum number of files merged
depends on page width and the per process open file limit. The op-
tions --ee and --ii are assumed.
--nn _[_c_h_a_r_]_[_w_i_d_t_h_]
Provide _w_i_d_t_h digit line numbering. The default for _w_i_d_t_h, if not
specified, is 5. The number occupies the first _w_i_d_t_h column posi-
tions of each text column or each line of --mm output. If _c_h_a_r (any
nondigit character) is given, it is appended to the line number to
separate it from whatever follows. The default for _c_h_a_r is a _<_t_a_b_>.
Line numbers longer than _w_i_d_t_h columns are truncated.
--oo _o_f_f_s_e_t
Each line of output is preceeded by _o_f_f_s_e_t _<_s_p_a_c_e_s_>_s. If the option
is not specified, the default is zero. The space taken is in addi-
tion to the output line width.
--rr Write no diagnostic reports on failure to open a file.
--ss _c_h_a_r
Separate text columns by the single character _c_h_a_r instead of by
the appropriate number of _<_s_p_a_c_e_>_s (default for _c_h_a_r is the _<_t_a_b_>
character).
--tt Print neither the five-line identifying header nor the five-line
trailer usually supplied for each page. Quit printing after the
last line of each file without spacing to the end of the page.
--ww _w_i_d_t_h
Set the width of the line to _w_i_d_t_h column positions for multiple
text-column output only. If the --ww option is not specified and the
--ss option is not specified, the default width is 72. If the --ww op-
tion is not specified and the --ss option is specified, the default
width is 512.
_f_i_l_e A pathname of a file to be printed. If no _f_i_l_e operands are speci-
fied, or if a _f_i_l_e operand is `--', the standard input is used. The
standard input is used only if no _f_i_l_e operands are specified, or
if a _f_i_l_e operand is `--'.
The --ss option does not allow the option letter to be separated from its
argument, and the options --ee, --ii, and --nn require that both arguments, if
present, not be separated from the option letter.
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If pprr receives an interrupt while printing to a terminal, it flushes all
accumulated error messages to the screen before terminating.
The pprr utility exits 0 on success, and 1 if an error occurs.
Error messages are written to standard error during the printing process
(if output is redirected) or after all successful file printing is com-
plete (when printing to a terminal).
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The pprr utility is IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'')
compatible.
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