nl

Number the lines of a file.

Runs as nl|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 7 fields

Add line numbers to files or standard input. Header and footer section styles are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui nl

Number linesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Files*

file

Body lines to number

astring

Number format

string

Number width

integer

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Number all lines

filesbody_typeformatwidth

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Files

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Body lines to number

string

-bat

Number format

string

-nlnrnrz

Number width

integer

-w

Separator

string

-s

Start number

integer

-v

Increment

integer

-i

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed nl against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.