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pr: Print with an offset for each line and a truncating custom page width.
$ pr -o ${offset} -W ${width} ${file1} ${file2} ${file3}
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The command you provided is structured as follows: pr -o ${offset} -W ${width} ${file1} ${file2} ${file3} This command utilizes the pr command-line utility, which is used for formatting files for printing or display purposes. Here is a breakdown of the command and its options: - pr: This is the main command for the pr utility. Options: - -o ${offset} (or --indent=${offset}): This option sets an indent or offset for each line of the output. The ${offset} variable needs to be replaced with a numerical value that represents the desired indent offset. - -W ${width} (or --width=${width}): This option sets the width of each page or line in the output. The ${width} variable needs to be replaced with a numerical value representing the desired width. Arguments: - ${file1} ${file2} ${file3}: These are the file names or paths of the files that you want to pass to the pr command for formatting or printing. The command can accept multiple file names as arguments. Overall, this command will format the contents of the specified files (${file1} ${file2} ${file3}) with the given offset (${offset}) and width (${width}). The formatted output will be displayed in the terminal or redirected to another file or command.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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