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NAME
   pr - paginate files to standard output

SYNOPSIS
   pr [-ln] [file] ...

DESCRIPTION
   Pr  paginates the named files to standard output. Each file is
   printed as a sequence of pages.  Each page is 66  lines  long,
   including  a  6-line  header  and  3-line  footer.  The header
   includes the file  name,  possibly  the  date,  and  the  page
   number.
   
   If  the file '-' is specified, or no file names are given, the
   standard input is read.
   
   Option flags include:
         -ln   Sets the page length to 'n'. Default  page  length
              is 66.

SEE ALSO
   os, detab, mcol, format, cat

DIAGNOSTICS
   ignoring invalid argument
      An option flag was specified which pr did not understand
      
   A message is printed if an input file could not be opened

AUTHORS
   Original  from  the  Kernighan-Plauger  'Software Tools' book,
   with modifications by David Hanson and friends (U. of Arizona)
   and Debbie Scherrer (LBL)

BUGS/DEFICIENCES
   The header and trailer spacing can be  modified  by  adjusting
   the  MARGIN1,  MARGIN2,  and BMARGIN definitions in the source
   code.














