nl needs many command line arguments.
| -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 |
| -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 |
| --help |
display help and exit |
| --version |
display version information and exit |
nl needs many command line arguments.