nl - line numbering filter.
$ nl [-V] [-p] [-b type] [-d delim] [-f type] [-h type] [-i incr] [-l num] [-n format] [-s sep] [-v startnum] [-w width] [file] -V version -b type 'a' all lines 't' only non-empty lines (default) 'n' no numbering 'pexpr' only lines matching pattern specified by expr 'eexpr' exclude lines matching pattern specified by expr -d delim characters (max 2) indicating new section (default : '\\:') -f type same as -b but for footer lines (default : 'n') -h type same as -b but for header lines (default : 'n') -i incr increment value (dafault : 1) -n format 'ln' left justified 'rn' right justified without leading zeros (default) 'rz' right justified with leading zeros -p single page (don't restart numbering at pages delimiters) -s sep characters between number and text line (default : TAB) -v startnum initial value to number pages (default : 1) -w width line number width (default : 6)
nl is a clone of the standard 'nl' line numbering utility, in Perl. It reads files sequentially, and writes them to STDOUT, with lines numbered. If file is a dash "-" or if no file is given as argument, nl reads from STDIN.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to kaldor@cpan.org, or through the web interface at https://github.com/briandfoy/PerlPowerTools/issues.
kaldor@cpan.org
jul, kaldor@cpan.org
This software is Copyright (c) 2020 by jul.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)
To install PerlPowerTools, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm PerlPowerTools
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install PerlPowerTools
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.