man/cat1/nl.1.txt

NL(1) User Commands 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.
 
       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for
       short options too.
 
       -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
       logical 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
 
       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
 
AUTHOR
       Written by Scott Bartram and David MacKenzie.
 
REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
 
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
       ITY 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 5.3.0 November 2004 NL(1)