---
name: "uu-nl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-nl"
---

# uu-nl(1)

Number lines of files

## NAME

nl - Number lines of files

## SYNOPSIS

**nl** \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]...

## 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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0