Linux nl Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use nl commmand in Linux. nl command is nl - number lines of files
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What is Linux nl Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use nl command in Linux. nl command is nl - number lines of files

nl Syntax

       nl [OPTION]... [FILE]...

nl Examples

nl Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of nl command.

nl command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for nl command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man nl

To open info page for nl command we can use command below.

info nl

To open help page from nl command we can run command below.

nl --help

Linux nl Command Source Code

You can find nl command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use nl in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.