(info "(coreutils) nl invocation") says ‘pBRE’ number only lines that contain a match for the basic regular expression BRE. *Note Regular Expressions: (grep)Regular Expressions.
OK, but add a new functionality: ‘PBRE’ Do NOT number lines that contain a match for the basic regular expression BRE. *Note Regular Expressions: (grep)Regular Expressions. $ nl --version nl (GNU coreutils) 8.30