tbl(1)								   User Commands							    tbl(1)

NAME

       tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS

       tbl [-me] [-mm] [-ms] [filename]...

DESCRIPTION

       tbl  is	a  preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff(1) or troff(1). The input filenames are copied to the standard output, except that
       lines between .TS and .TE command lines are assumed to describe tables and are reformatted.

       If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so tbl may be used as a filter.  When tbl is used with eqn(1)  or  neqn,  the  tbl
       command should be first, to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes.

OPTIONS

       -me     Copy the -me macro package to the front of the output file.

       -mm     Copy the -mm macro package to the front of the output file.

       -ms     Copy the -ms macro package to the front of the output file.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Using tbl

       As an example, letting `@' (at-sign) represent a TAB, which should be typed as an actual TAB character in the input file

	 .TS
	 c s s
	 c c s
	 c c c
	 l n n.
	 Household Population
	 Town@Households
	 @Number@Size
	 Bedminster@789@3.26
	 Bernards Twp.@3087@3.74
	 Bernardsville@2018@3.30
	 Bound Brook@3425@3.04
	 Branchburg@1644@3.49
	 .TE

       yields

       Household Population
       Town		      Households
			      Number		   Size
       Bedminster	      789		   3.26
       Bernards Twp.	      3087		   3.74

       Bernardsville	      2018		   3.30
       Bound Brook	      3425		   3.04
       Branchburg	      1644		   3.49

FILES

       /usr/share/lib/tmac/e	 -me macros

       /usr/share/lib/tmac/m	 -mm macros

       /usr/share/lib/tmac/s	 -ms macros

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWdoc			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       eqn(1), nroff(1), troff(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    2 Aug 1994								    tbl(1)