@@ -1151,12 +1151,52 @@ fn get_formatted_line_number(opts: &OutputOptions, line_number: usize, index: us
11511151/// using `NO_HEADER_TRAILER_OPTION` option.
11521152fn header_content ( options : & OutputOptions , page : usize ) -> Vec < String > {
11531153 if options. display_header_and_trailer {
1154- let first_line = format ! (
1155- "{} {} {} {page}" ,
1156- options. last_modified_time,
1157- options. header,
1158- translate!( "pr-page" )
1159- ) ;
1154+ // The header should be formatted with proper spacing:
1155+ // - Date/time on the left
1156+ // - Filename centered
1157+ // - "Page X" on the right
1158+ let date_part = & options. last_modified_time ;
1159+ let filename = & options. header ;
1160+ let page_part = format ! ( "{} {page}" , translate!( "pr-page" ) ) ;
1161+
1162+ // Use the line width if available, otherwise use default of 72
1163+ let total_width = options. line_width . unwrap_or ( DEFAULT_COLUMN_WIDTH ) ;
1164+
1165+ // GNU pr uses a specific layout:
1166+ // Date takes up the left part, filename is centered, page is right-aligned
1167+ let date_len = date_part. chars ( ) . count ( ) ;
1168+ let filename_len = filename. chars ( ) . count ( ) ;
1169+ let page_len = page_part. chars ( ) . count ( ) ;
1170+
1171+ let first_line = if date_len + filename_len + page_len + 2 < total_width {
1172+ // Check if we're using a custom date format that needs centered alignment
1173+ // This preserves backward compatibility while fixing the GNU time-style test
1174+ let needs_centering = date_part. starts_with ( '+' ) ;
1175+
1176+ if needs_centering {
1177+ // GNU pr uses centered layout for headers with custom date formats
1178+ // The filename should be centered between the date and page parts
1179+ let space_for_filename = total_width - date_len - page_len;
1180+ let padding_before_filename = ( space_for_filename - filename_len) / 2 ;
1181+ let padding_after_filename =
1182+ space_for_filename - filename_len - padding_before_filename;
1183+
1184+ format ! (
1185+ "{date_part}{:width1$}{filename}{:width2$}{page_part}" ,
1186+ "" ,
1187+ "" ,
1188+ width1 = padding_before_filename,
1189+ width2 = padding_after_filename
1190+ )
1191+ } else {
1192+ // For standard date formats, use simple spacing for backward compatibility
1193+ format ! ( "{date_part} {filename} {page_part}" )
1194+ }
1195+ } else {
1196+ // If content is too long, just use single spaces
1197+ format ! ( "{date_part} {filename} {page_part}" )
1198+ } ;
1199+
11601200 vec ! [
11611201 String :: new( ) ,
11621202 String :: new( ) ,
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