nl
Format:
nl options file
Options:
| -I | Increment each line number by n; the default is 1 |
| -p | Do not reset the numbering when a new page is met |
nl is used to number a file, and is useful for printing out source code or log file listings.
$ nl myscript
will number the file myscript,and
$ nl myscript >hold_file
redirects the output of nl to the file hold_file, while
$ nl myscript |lpr
redirects the output of nl to the printer.
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