---
name: "rust-nl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-nl"
---

# rust-nl(1)

Number lines of files

## 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

v0.0.30