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NROFF(1) General Commands Manual NROFF(1) NAME
nroff - text formatting SYNOPSIS
nroff [ option ] ... [ file ] ... DESCRIPTION
Nroff formats text in the named files for typewriter-like devices. See also troff(1). The full capabilities of nroff are described in the Nroff/Troff User's Manual. If no file argument is present, the standard input is read. An argument consisting of a single minus (-) is taken to be a file name corre- sponding to the standard input. The options, which may appear in any order so long as they appear before the files, are: -olist Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A range N-M means pages N through M; an initial -N means from the beginning to page N; and a final N- means from N to the end. -nN Number first generated page N. -sN Stop every N pages. Nroff will halt prior to every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and will resume upon receipt of a newline. -mname Prepend the macro file /usr/share/tmac/tmac.name to the input files. -raN Set register a (one-character) to N. -i Read standard input after the input files are exhausted. -q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request. -Tname Prepare output for specified terminal. Known names are 37 for the (default) Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal, tn300 for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line capability), 300S for the DASI-300S, 300 for the DASI-300, and 450 for the DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm). -e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution. -h Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce output character count. Tab settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths. FILES
/tmp/ta* temporary file /usr/share/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files /usr/share/term/* terminal driving tables for nroff SEE ALSO
J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff user's manual B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), ms(7), me(7), man(7), col(1) 4.2 Berkeley Distribution October 22, 1996 NROFF(1)
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nroff(1) General Commands Manual nroff(1) Name nroff - format text Syntax nroff [option...] [file...] Description The command formats text in the named files for typewriter-like devices. For further information, see the appropriate *roff reference pages. The full capabilities of are described in the "Nroff/Troff User's Manual" found in the Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User. If no file argument is present, the standard input is read. An argument consisting of a single minus (-) is taken to be a file name corre- sponding to the standard input. Options The options, which may appear in any order so long as they appear before the files, are: -olist Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A range N-M means pages N through M; an initial -N means from the beginning to page N; and a final N- means from N to the end. -nN Number first generated page N. -sN Stop every N pages. The command halts prior to every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and resumes upon receipt of a new line. -mname Prepend the macro file to the input files. -raN Set register a (one-character) to N. -i Read standard input after the input files are exhausted. -q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request. -Tname Prepare output for specified terminal. Known names are the tabname files in The default name is tab37 for the Teletype Corpo- ration Model 37 terminal. -e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution. -h Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce output character count. Tab settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths. Files /tmp/ta* temporary file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files /usr/lib/term/* terminal driving tables for See Also col(1), tbl(1), term(5), man(7), me(7), ms(7), term(7) The Big Gray Book: The Next Step with ULTRIX "Nroff/Troff User's Manual" and "A TROFF Tutorial" in the Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User nroff(1)