begin [stop] printing with page FIRST_[LAST_]PAGE

output COLUMN columns and print columns down, unless −a is used. Balance number of lines in the columns on each page.

print columns across rather than down, used together with −COLUMN

use hat notation (^G) and octal backslash notation

double space the output

use FORMAT for the header date

expand input CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)

use form feeds instead of newlines to separate pages (by a 3−line page header with −F or a 5−line header and trailer without −F)

use a centered HEADER instead of filename in page header, −h "" prints a blank line, don't use −h""

replace spaces with CHARs (TABs) to tab WIDTH (8)

merge full lines, turns off −W line truncation, no column alignment, −−sep−string[=STRING] sets separators

set the page length to PAGE_LENGTH (66) lines (default number of lines of text 56, and with −F 63)

print all files in parallel, one in each column, truncate lines, but join lines of full length with −J

number lines, use DIGITS (5) digits, then SEP (TAB), default counting starts with 1st line of input file

start counting with NUMBER at 1st line of first page printed (see +FIRST_PAGE)

offset each line with MARGIN (zero) spaces, do not affect −w or −W, MARGIN will be added to PAGE_WIDTH

omit warning when a file cannot be opened

separate columns by a single character, default for CHAR is the <TAB> character without −w and 'no char' with −w −s[CHAR] turns off line truncation of all 3 column options (−COLUMN|−a −COLUMN|−m) except −w is set

separate columns by STRING, without −S: Default separator <TAB> with −J and <space> otherwise (same as −S" "), no effect on column options

omit page headers and trailers

omit page headers and trailers, eliminate any pagination by form feeds set in input files

use octal backslash notation

set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters for multiple text−column output only, −s[char] turns off (72)

set page width to PAGE_WIDTH (72) characters always, truncate lines, except −J option is set, no interference with −S or −s

display this help and exit

output version information and exit