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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]

Number lines of files

--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

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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.7.0