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-====== Ubuntu - File - Display file using formatting ======
-**'pr'** command
-This command helps in formatting the file for printing on the terminal.
-There are many options available with this command which help in making desired format changes on file.
-The most used 'pr' options are listed below.
-^Option^Function^
-|-x|Divides the data into 'x' columns|
-|-h "header"|Assigns "header" value as the report header|
-|-t|Does not print the header and top/bottom margins|
-|-d|Double spaces the output file|
-|-n|Denotes all line with numbers|
-|-l page length|Defines the lines (page length) in a page. Default is 56|
-|-o margin|Formats the page by the margin number|
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-===== Display into columns =====
-<code bash>
-pr -3 Filename
-</code>
-Displays the file content arranged in three columns.
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-===== Assign a header =====
-<code bash>
-pr -h "Header" Filename
-</code>
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-===== Denote all lines with numbers =====
-<code bash>
-pr -n Filename
-</code>
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