Does nl have a limit?

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I have a file with over 3 million lines, but when I use the nl command, it seems to be limited to 6 digits, and rolls over every million. Is this a defect, or is there a way to work around this?

Did you read the `nl` man page? There's an option for it. – glenn jackman Jul 11 '19 at 15:57 — glenn jackman, Jul 11 '19 at 15:57
That is not an option on the Mac. – ergonaut Jul 11 '19 at 16:48 — ergonaut, Jul 11 '19 at 16:48

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '19 at 16:48

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Ah, it has nothing to do with restarting number, it is related to the width.

nl -w 10 MYFILE

works.

answered Jul 11 '19 at 16:48

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