NAME

       nl - Number lines of files

SYNOPSIS

       nl   [--help]   [-b|--body-numbering]   [-d|--section-delimiter]   [-f|--footer-numbering]
       [-h|--header-numbering] [-i|--line-increment] [-l|--join-blank-lines] [-n|--number-format]
       [-p|--no-renumber] [-s|--number-separator] [-v|--starting-line-number] [-w|--number-width]
       [-V|--version] [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

EXTRA

       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

VERSION

       v0.0.20

                                            nl 0.0.20                                       nl(1)