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Number lines of files
Synopsis
nl [--help] [-b|--body-numbering] [-d|--section-delimiter] [-f|--footer-numbering] [-h|--header-numbering] [-i|--line-increment] [-l|--join-blank-lines] [-n|--number-format] [-p|--no-renumber] [-s|--number-separator] [-v|--starting-line-number] [-w|--number-width] [-V|--version] [file]
Description
Number lines of files
Options
- --help
Print help information.
- -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, --line-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
[possible values: ln, rn, rz]
- -p, --no-renumber
do not reset line numbers at logical pages
- -s, --number-separator <STRING>
add STRING after (possible) line number
- -v, --starting-line-number <NUMBER>
first line number on each logical page
- -w, --number-width <NUMBER>
use NUMBER columns for line numbers
- -V, --version
Print version
Extra
STYLE is one of:
* a number all lines * t number only nonempty lines * n number no lines * pBRE number only lines that contain a match for the basic regular
expression, BRE
FORMAT is one of:
* ln left justified, no leading zeros * rn right justified, no leading zeros * rz right justified, leading zeros
Version
v0.0.27