TBL(1) General Commands Manual TBL(1)
NAME
tbl - format tables for nroff or troff
SYNOPSIS
tbl [ files ] ...
DESCRIPTION
Tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or troff(1). The input files are copied to the standard output, except for lines
between
Details are given in the
tbl(1)
reference manual.
EXAMPLE
tab) thesinputxample, letting represent a tab (which should be typed as a genuine
.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
Bridgewater 7897 3.81
Far Hills 240 3.19
.TE
yields
Household Population
Town Households
NumberSize
Bedminster 783.26:
Bernards Twp. 3083.74:
Bernardsville 2013.30:
Bound Brook 3423.04:
Branchburg 1643.49:
Bridgewater 7893.81:
Far Hills 243.19:
If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so it may be used as a filter. When tbl is used with eqn or neqn the tbl command
should be first, to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes.
SEE ALSO
troff(1), eqn(1)
M. E. Lesk, TBL.
7th Edition April 29, 1985 TBL(1)
