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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=C
          use C 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




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     By default, selects -v1 -i1 -l1 -sTAB -w6 -nrn -hn -bt  -fn.
     C  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 .

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     This is free software.  You may redistribute  copies  of  it
     under   the   terms   of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
     .  There  is  NO  WAR-
     RANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:






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       ATRIBUTE TYPE      ATRIBUTE VALUE  
    
     Availability         SUNWgnu-coreutils 
    
     Interface Stability  Uncommitted       
    

NOTES
     Source    for    GNU    coreutils    is     available     on
     http:/opensolaris.org.












































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