diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b0478d88..e390530f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ PROGS       := \
   fold \
   md5sum \
   mkdir \
+  nl \
   paste \
   printenv \
   pwd \
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ INSTALLEES  := \
 TEST_PROGS  := \
   cat \
   mkdir \
+  nl \
   seq \
   tr \
   truncate \
diff --git a/nl/fixtures/joinblanklines.txt b/nl/fixtures/joinblanklines.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..197859644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/fixtures/joinblanklines.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Nonempty
+Nonempty
+Followed by 10x empty
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+Followed by 5x empty
+
+
+
+
+
+Followed by 4x empty
+
+
+
+
+Nonempty
+Nonempty
+Nonempty.
diff --git a/nl/fixtures/section.txt b/nl/fixtures/section.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62359e7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/fixtures/section.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+\:\:\:
+HEADER1
+HEADER2
+\:\:
+BODY1
+BODY2
+\:
+FOOTER1
+FOOTER2
+\:\:\:
+NEXTHEADER1
+NEXTHEADER2
+\:\:
+NEXTBODY1
+NEXTBODY2
+\:
+NEXTFOOTER1
+NEXTFOOTER2
diff --git a/nl/fixtures/simple.txt b/nl/fixtures/simple.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b168ae840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/fixtures/simple.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+L1
+L2
+L3
+L4
+L5
+L6
+L7
+L8
+L9
+L10
+L11
+L12
+L13
+L14
+L15
diff --git a/nl/helper.rs b/nl/helper.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3401cb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/helper.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+extern crate getopts;
+extern crate regex;
+
+use std::str;
+
+// parse_style parses a style string into a NumberingStyle.
+fn parse_style(chars: &[char]) -> Result<::NumberingStyle, String> {
+    match chars {
+        ['a'] => { Ok(::NumberForAll) },
+        ['t'] => { Ok(::NumberForNonEmpty) },
+        ['n'] => { Ok(::NumberForNone) },
+        ['p', ..rest] => {
+            match regex::Regex::new(str::from_chars(rest).as_slice()) {
+                Ok(re) => Ok(::NumberForRegularExpression(re)),
+                Err(_) => Err(String::from_str("Illegal regular expression")),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            Err(String::from_str("Illegal style encountered"))
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+// parse_options loads the options into the settings, returning an array of
+// error messages.
+pub fn parse_options(settings: &mut ::Settings, opts: &getopts::Matches) -> Vec<String> {
+    // This vector holds error messages encountered.
+    let mut errs: Vec<String> = vec![];
+    settings.renumber = !opts.opt_present("p");
+    match opts.opt_str("s") {
+        None => {},
+        Some(val) => { settings.number_separator = val; }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("n") {
+        None => {},
+        Some(val) => match val.as_slice() {
+            "ln" => { settings.number_format = ::Left; },
+            "rn" => { settings.number_format = ::Right; },
+            "rz" => { settings.number_format = ::RightZero; },
+            _ => { errs.push(String::from_str("Illegal value for -n")); },
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("b") {
+        None => {},
+        Some(val) => {
+            let chars: Vec<char> = val.as_slice().chars().collect();
+            match parse_style(chars.as_slice()) {
+                Ok(s) => { settings.body_numbering = s; }
+                Err(message) => { errs.push(message); }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("f") {
+        None => {},
+        Some(val) => {
+            let chars: Vec<char> = val.as_slice().chars().collect();
+            match parse_style(chars.as_slice()) {
+                Ok(s) => { settings.footer_numbering = s; }
+                Err(message) => { errs.push(message); }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("h") {
+        None => {},
+        Some(val) => {
+            let chars: Vec<char> = val.as_slice().chars().collect();
+            match parse_style(chars.as_slice()) {
+                Ok(s) => { settings.header_numbering = s; }
+                Err(message) => { errs.push(message); }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("i") {
+        None => {}
+        Some(val) => {
+            let conv: Option<u64> = from_str(val.as_slice());
+            match conv {
+              None => {
+                  errs.push(String::from_str("Illegal value for -i"));
+              }
+              Some(num) => { settings.line_increment = num }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("w") {
+        None => {}
+        Some(val) => {
+            let conv: Option<uint> = from_str(val.as_slice());
+            match conv {
+              None => {
+                  errs.push(String::from_str("Illegal value for -w"));
+              }
+              Some(num) => { settings.number_width = num }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("v") {
+        None => {}
+        Some(val) => {
+            let conv: Option<u64> = from_str(val.as_slice());
+            match conv {
+              None => {
+                  errs.push(String::from_str("Illegal value for -v"));
+              }
+              Some(num) => { settings.starting_line_number = num }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    match opts.opt_str("l") {
+        None => {}
+        Some(val) => {
+            let conv: Option<u64> = from_str(val.as_slice());
+            match conv {
+              None => {
+                  errs.push(String::from_str("Illegal value for -l"));
+              }
+              Some(num) => { settings.join_blank_lines = num }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    errs
+}
diff --git a/nl/nl.rs b/nl/nl.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91b4636c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/nl.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+#![crate_id(name="nl", vers="1.0.0", author="Tobias Schottdorf")]
+#![feature(macro_rules)]
+/*
+ * This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+ *
+ * (c) Tobias Bohumir Schottdorf <tobias.schottdorf@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ */
+
+#![feature(phase)]
+#[phase(plugin)]
+extern crate regex_macros;
+extern crate regex;
+extern crate getopts;
+
+use std::os;
+use std::io::{stdin};
+use std::io::BufferedReader;
+use std::io::fs::File;
+use std::path::Path;
+use getopts::{optopt, optflag, getopts, usage, OptGroup};
+
+#[path="../common/util.rs"]
+mod util;
+mod helper;
+
+static NAME: &'static str = "nl";
+static USAGE: &'static str = "nl [OPTION]... [FILE]...";
+// A regular expression matching everything.
+static REGEX_DUMMY: &'static regex::Regex = &regex!(r".?");
+
+// Settings store options used by nl to produce its output.
+struct Settings {
+    // The variables corresponding to the options -h, -b, and -f.
+    header_numbering: NumberingStyle,
+    body_numbering: NumberingStyle,
+    footer_numbering: NumberingStyle,
+    // The variable corresponding to -d
+    section_delimiter: [char, ..2],
+    // The variables corresponding to the options -v, -i, -l, -w.
+    starting_line_number: u64,
+    line_increment: u64,
+    join_blank_lines: u64,
+    number_width: uint, // Used with String::from_char, hence uint.
+    // The format of the number and the (default value for)
+    // renumbering each page.
+    number_format: NumberFormat,
+    renumber: bool,
+    // The string appended to each line number output.
+    number_separator: String
+}
+
+// NumberingStyle stores which lines are to be numberd.
+// The possible options are:
+// 1. Number all lines
+// 2. Number only nonempty lines
+// 3. Don't number any lines at all
+// 4. Number all lines that match a basic regular expression.
+enum NumberingStyle {
+    NumberForAll,
+    NumberForNonEmpty,
+    NumberForNone,
+    NumberForRegularExpression(regex::Regex)
+}
+
+// NumberFormat specifies how line numbers are output within their allocated
+// space. They are justified to the left or right, in the latter case with
+// the option of having all unused space to its left turned into leading zeroes.
+enum NumberFormat {
+    Left,
+    Right,
+    RightZero,
+}
+
+fn main () {
+  os::set_exit_status(uumain(os::args()));
+}
+
+pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> int {
+    let possible_options = [
+        optopt("b", "body-numbering", "use STYLE for numbering body lines", "STYLE"),
+        optopt("d", "section-delimiter", "use CC for separating logical pages", "CC"),
+        optopt("f", "footer-numbering", "use STYLE for numbering footer lines", "STYLE"),
+        optopt("h", "header-numbering", "use STYLE for numbering header lines", "STYLE"),
+        optopt("i", "line-increment", "line number increment at each line", ""),
+        optopt("l", "join-blank-lines", "group of NUMBER empty lines counted as one", "NUMBER"),
+        optopt("n", "number-format", "insert line numbers according to FORMAT", "FORMAT"),
+        optflag("p", "no-renumber", "do not reset line numbers at logical pages"),
+        optopt("s", "number-separator", "add STRING after (possible) line number", "STRING"),
+        optopt("v", "starting-line-number", "first line number on each logical page", "NUMBER"),
+        optopt("w", "number-width", "use NUMBER columns for line numbers", "NUMBER"),
+        optflag("", "help", "display this help and exit"),
+        optflag("V", "version", "version"),
+    ];
+
+    // A mutable settings object, initialized with the defaults.
+    let mut settings = Settings {
+        header_numbering: NumberForNone,
+        body_numbering: NumberForAll,
+        footer_numbering: NumberForNone,
+        section_delimiter: ['\\', ':'],
+        starting_line_number: 1,
+        line_increment: 1,
+        join_blank_lines: 1,
+        number_width: 6,
+        number_format: Right,
+        renumber: true,
+        number_separator: String::from_str("\t"),
+    };
+
+    let given_options = match getopts(args.tail(), possible_options) {
+        Ok (m) => { m }
+        Err(f) => {
+            show_error!("{}", f.to_err_msg());
+            print_usage(possible_options);
+            return 1
+        }
+    };
+
+    if given_options.opt_present("help") {
+        print_usage(possible_options);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if given_options.opt_present("version") { version(); return 0; }
+
+    // Update the settings from the command line options, and terminate the
+    // program if some options could not successfully be parsed.
+    let parse_errors = helper::parse_options(&mut settings, &given_options);
+    if parse_errors.len() > 0 {
+        show_error!("Invalid arguments supplied.");
+        for message in parse_errors.iter() {
+            println!("{}", message.as_slice());
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    let files = given_options.free;
+    let mut read_stdin = files.is_empty();
+
+    for file in files.iter() {
+        if file.as_slice() == "-" {
+            // If both file names and '-' are specified, we choose to treat first all
+            // regular files, and then read from stdin last.
+            read_stdin = true;
+            continue
+        }
+        let path = Path::new(file.as_slice());
+        let reader = File::open(&path).unwrap();
+        let mut buffer = BufferedReader::new(reader);
+        nl(&mut buffer, &settings);
+    }
+
+    if read_stdin {
+        let mut buffer = BufferedReader::new(stdin());
+        nl(&mut buffer, &settings);
+    }
+    0
+}
+
+// nl implements the main functionality for an individual buffer.
+fn nl<T: Reader> (reader: &mut BufferedReader<T>, settings: &Settings) {
+    let mut line_no = settings.starting_line_number;
+    // The current line number's width as a string. Using to_str is inefficient
+    // but since we only do it once, it should not hurt.
+    let mut line_no_width = line_no.to_str().len();
+    let line_no_width_initial = line_no_width;
+    // Stores the smallest integer with one more digit than line_no, so that
+    // when line_no >= line_no_threshold, we need to use one more digit.
+    let mut line_no_threshold = std::num::pow(10, line_no_width) as u64;
+    let mut empty_line_count: u64 = 0;
+    let fill_char = match settings.number_format {
+        RightZero => '0',
+        _ => ' '
+    };
+    // Initially, we use the body's line counting settings
+    let mut regex_filter = match settings.body_numbering {
+        NumberForRegularExpression(ref re) => re,
+        _ => REGEX_DUMMY,
+    };
+    let mut line_filter = pass_regex;
+    for mut l in reader.lines().map(|r| r.unwrap()) {
+        // Sanitize the string. We want to print the newline ourselves.
+        if l.as_slice().chars().rev().next().unwrap() == '\n' {
+            l.pop_char();
+        }
+        // Next we iterate through the individual chars to see if this
+        // is one of the special lines starting a new "section" in the
+        // document.
+        let line = l.as_slice();
+        let mut odd = false;
+        // matched_group counts how many copies of section_delimiter
+        // this string consists of (0 if there's anything else)
+        let mut matched_groups = 0u8;
+        for c in line.chars() {
+            // If this is a newline character, the loop should end.
+            if c == '\n' {
+                break;
+            }
+            // If we have already seen three groups (corresponding to
+            // a header) or the current char does not form part of
+            // a new group, then this line is not a segment indicator.
+            if matched_groups >= 3
+                || settings.section_delimiter[std::bool::to_bit::<uint>(odd)] != c {
+                matched_groups = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+            if odd {
+                // We have seen a new group and count it.
+                matched_groups += 1;
+            }
+            odd = !odd;
+        }
+ 
+        // See how many groups we matched. That will tell us if this is
+        // a line starting a new segment, and the number of groups
+        // indicates what type of segment.
+        if matched_groups > 0 {
+            // The current line is a section delimiter, so we output
+            // a blank line.
+            println!("");
+            // However the line does not count as a blank line, so we
+            // reset the counter used for --join-blank-lines.
+            empty_line_count = 0;
+            match *match matched_groups {
+                3 => {
+                    // This is a header, so we may need to reset the
+                    // line number and the line width
+                    if settings.renumber {
+                        line_no = settings.starting_line_number;
+                        line_no_width = line_no_width_initial;
+                        line_no_threshold = std::num::pow(10, line_no_width) as u64;
+                    }
+                    &settings.header_numbering
+                },
+                1 => {
+                    &settings.footer_numbering
+                },
+                // The only option left is 2, but rust wants
+                // a catch-all here.
+                _ => {
+                    &settings.body_numbering
+                }
+            } {
+                NumberForAll => {
+                    line_filter = pass_all;
+                },
+                NumberForNonEmpty => {
+                    line_filter = pass_nonempty;
+                },
+                NumberForNone => {
+                    line_filter = pass_none;
+                }
+                NumberForRegularExpression(ref re) => {
+                    line_filter = pass_regex;
+                    regex_filter = re;
+                }
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        // From this point on we format and print a "regular" line.
+        if line == "" {
+            // The line is empty, which means that we have to care
+            // about the --join-blank-lines parameter.
+            empty_line_count += 1;
+        } else {
+            // This saves us from having to check for an empty string
+            // in the next selector.
+            empty_line_count = 0;
+        }
+        if !line_filter(line, regex_filter)
+            || ( empty_line_count > 0 && empty_line_count < settings.join_blank_lines) {
+            // No number is printed for this line. Either we did not
+            // want to print one in the first place, or it is a blank
+            // line but we are still collecting more blank lines via
+            // the option --join-blank-lines.
+            println!("{}", line);
+            continue;
+        }
+        // If we make it here, then either we are printing a non-empty
+        // line or assigning a line number to an empty line. Either
+        // way, start counting empties from zero once more.
+        empty_line_count = 0;
+        // A line number is to be printed.
+        let mut w: uint = 0;
+        if settings.number_width > line_no_width {
+            w = settings.number_width - line_no_width;
+        }
+        let fill = String::from_char(w, fill_char);
+        match settings.number_format {
+            Left => {
+                println!("{1}{0}{2}{3}", fill, line_no, settings.number_separator, line)
+            },
+            _ => {
+                println!("{0}{1}{2}{3}", fill, line_no, settings.number_separator, line)
+            }
+        }
+        // Now update the variables for the (potential) next
+        // line.
+        line_no += settings.line_increment;
+        while line_no >= line_no_threshold {
+            // The line number just got longer.
+            line_no_threshold *= 10;
+            line_no_width += 1;
+        }
+    
+    }
+}
+
+fn pass_regex(line: &str, re: &regex::Regex) -> bool {
+    re.is_match(line)
+}
+
+fn pass_nonempty(line: &str, _: &regex::Regex) -> bool {
+    line.len() > 0
+}
+
+fn pass_none(_: &str, _: &regex::Regex) -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
+fn pass_all(_: &str, _: &regex::Regex) -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+fn print_usage(opts: &[OptGroup]) {
+    println!("{:s}", usage(USAGE, opts));
+}
+
+fn version () {
+    println!("{} version 1.0.0", NAME);
+}
diff --git a/nl/test.rs b/nl/test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ed7668bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nl/test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use std::io::process::Command;
+use std::str;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_stdin_nonewline() {
+    
+    let mut process = Command::new("build/nl").spawn().unwrap();
+    process.stdin.take_unwrap().write(bytes!("No Newline")).unwrap();
+    let po = process.wait_with_output().unwrap();
+    let out =  str::from_utf8(po.output.as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(out, "     1\tNo Newline\n");
+}
+#[test]
+fn test_stdin_newline() {
+    
+    let mut process = Command::new("build/nl").arg("-s").arg("-")
+        .arg("-w").arg("1").spawn().unwrap();
+
+    process.stdin.take_unwrap().write(bytes!("Line One\nLine Two\n")).unwrap();
+    let po = process.wait_with_output().unwrap();
+    let out =  str::from_utf8(po.output.as_slice()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(out, "1-Line One\n2-Line Two\n");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_padding_without_overflow() {
+    let po = Command::new("build/nl").arg("-i").arg("1000").arg("-s").arg("x")
+        .arg("-n").arg("rz").arg("nl/fixtures/simple.txt").output().unwrap();
+
+    let out =  str::from_utf8(po.output.as_slice()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(out, "000001xL1\n001001xL2\n002001xL3\n003001xL4\n004001xL5\n005001xL6\n006001xL7\n007001xL8\n008001xL9\n009001xL10\n010001xL11\n011001xL12\n012001xL13\n013001xL14\n014001xL15\n");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_padding_with_overflow() {
+    let po = Command::new("build/nl").arg("-i").arg("1000").arg("-s").arg("x")
+        .arg("-n").arg("rz").arg("-w").arg("4")
+        .arg("nl/fixtures/simple.txt").output().unwrap();
+
+    let out =  str::from_utf8(po.output.as_slice()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(out, "0001xL1\n1001xL2\n2001xL3\n3001xL4\n4001xL5\n5001xL6\n6001xL7\n7001xL8\n8001xL9\n9001xL10\n10001xL11\n11001xL12\n12001xL13\n13001xL14\n14001xL15\n");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_sections_and_styles() {
+    for &(fixture, output) in [
+        (
+            "nl/fixtures/section.txt", 
+            "\nHEADER1\nHEADER2\n\n1  |BODY1\n2  |BODY2\n\nFOOTER1\nFOOTER2\n\nNEXTHEADER1\nNEXTHEADER2\n\n1  |NEXTBODY1\n2  |NEXTBODY2\n\nNEXTFOOTER1\nNEXTFOOTER2\n"
+        ),
+        (
+            "nl/fixtures/joinblanklines.txt",
+            "1  |Nonempty\n2  |Nonempty\n3  |Followed by 10x empty\n\n\n\n\n4  |\n\n\n\n\n5  |\n6  |Followed by 5x empty\n\n\n\n\n7  |\n8  |Followed by 4x empty\n\n\n\n\n9  |Nonempty\n10 |Nonempty\n11 |Nonempty.\n"
+        ),
+    ].iter() {
+        let po = Command::new("build/nl").arg("-s").arg("|").arg("-n").arg("ln")
+            .arg("-w").arg("3").arg("-b").arg("a").arg("-l").arg("5")
+            .arg(fixture).output().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(str::from_utf8(po.output.as_slice()).unwrap(), output);
+    }
+}