1 08/05/81 print, pr
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3 Syntax: pr -control_args
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6 Function: retrieves selected data and prints it on the terminal.
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9 Control arguments:
10 -all, -a
11 specifies that every row of information is to be displayed without
12 querying the user DEFAULT -- 10 lines.
13 -col_widths W1 ... Wn, -cw W1 ... Wn
14 specifies the width of each column to be printed. Wi may be an
15 integer or may be P.Q where P and Q are precision and scale DEFAULT
16 -- determined from database descriptions. Asterisks are printed if
17 the retrieved data cannot be printed in the column widths specified.
18 -col_widths_truncate W1 ... Wn, -cwt W1 ... Wn
19 identical to the -cw control argument except that truncation occurs
20 in cases where the retrieved data contains more characters than the
21 column widths specified.
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24 -max N
25 specifies that no more than N lines are to be printed without the
26 user's permission DEFAULT -- 10 lines.
27 -no_header, -nhe
28 specifies that column headers are not to be printed DEFAULT --
29 print column headers.
30 -no_end, -ne
31 specifies that the string "END" is not to be printed after the
32 last piece of retrieved data is printed DEFAULT -- print the
33 "END" string.
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36 Notes:
37 Columns are printed side-by-side and there is no pagination. If
38 -col_widths is specified, a width must be specified for every column.