Pr command on Linux (printing) [Basic Guide]

The pr command in Linux (printing) formats a text file for paginated output with a defined header, margins, and width. It is useful for formatting raw text for printing. The header consists of date, time, file name, and page number.

The commonly used options are:

• -d: Specifies double spacing;
• -l number: Specifies the number of characters wide on the page. The default is 66 characters;
• -the number: Specifies the number of spaces in the left margin.

Example:

$ pr —l 75 —o 5 arquivo.txt

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Uirá Endy Ribeiro is a Software Developer and Cloud Computing Architect with a 23-year career. He has master's degrees in computer science and fifteen IT certifications and is the author of 11 books recognized in the IT world market. He is also Director at Universidade Salgado de Oliveira and Director of the Linux Professional Institute - LPI Director's Board.