cheat.sheets/sheets/nl

# nl
# Number lines of files

# Number lines given to nl(1) via STDIN.
printf "Here\nis\nsome\nexample\ntext." | nl

# Number (all) lines given to nl(1) via provided file(s).
nl -b a /path/to/file
# The above can also be achieved with cat(1), which is perhaps more portable:
cat -n /path/to/file
Add manual references & header to `nl` 2020-03-15 14:20:12 +00:00			`# nl`
			`# Number lines of files`

			`# Number lines given to nl(1) via STDIN.`
Add 'nl' file and show basic example Interestingly -- to me, at least, `nl` by default will only number non-empty lines (coreutils v8.25), whereas `cat` will show all. 2019-11-06 16:34:45 +00:00			`printf "Here\nis\nsome\nexample\ntext." \| nl`

Add manual references & header to `nl` 2020-03-15 14:20:12 +00:00			`# Number (all) lines given to nl(1) via provided file(s).`
Add 'nl' file and show basic example Interestingly -- to me, at least, `nl` by default will only number non-empty lines (coreutils v8.25), whereas `cat` will show all. 2019-11-06 16:34:45 +00:00			`nl -b a /path/to/file`
Add manual references & header to `nl` 2020-03-15 14:20:12 +00:00			`# The above can also be achieved with cat(1), which is perhaps more portable:`
Add 'nl' file and show basic example Interestingly -- to me, at least, `nl` by default will only number non-empty lines (coreutils v8.25), whereas `cat` will show all. 2019-11-06 16:34:45 +00:00			`cat -n /path/to/file`