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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

Info

nl 0.0.27