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.TH PG 1
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.SH NAME
pg \(en paginate
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.SH SYNOPSIS
pg
.RB ( -p
.RB [ prompt ])
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Pg prints standard input to standard output, accepting commands between pages.
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.SH OPTIONS
.B -p
.RS
Replaces the default prompt (": ") with the next argument.
.RE
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Pg returns an unsuccessful exit code if the tty couldn't be opened or if pg was
invoked incorrectly (with any arguments).
.SH RATIONALE
Plan 9 from Bell Labs had p(1), a similar "cooked"-mode paginator (as opposed
to "raw" mode, which a vast majority of paginators use).
.SH SEE ALSO
more(1)