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NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS 

NAME

nl − nl

SYNOPSIS

nl [OPTION]... [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

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


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se