NROFF(1) General Commands Manual NROFF(1)NAME
nroff - emulate nroff command with groff
SYNOPSIS
nroff [ -h ] [ -i ] [ -mname ] [ -nnum ] [ -olist ] [ -p ] [ -rcn ] [ -S ] [ -t ] [ -Tname ] [ -U ] [ -v ] [ file ... ]
DESCRIPTION
The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff. Only ascii, latin1, utf8, and cp1047 are valid arguments for the -T option. If
an invalid or no -T option is given, nroff checks the current locale to select a default output device. It first tries the locale program,
then the environment variables LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, and LANG, and finally the LESSCHARSET environment variable.
The -h and -c options are equivalent to grotty's options -h (using tabs in the output) and -c (using the old output scheme instead of SGR
escape sequences). The -C, -i, -n, -m, -o, and -r options have the effect described in troff(1). In addition, nroff silently ignores the
options -e, -q, and -s (which are not implemented in troff). Options -p (pic), -t (tbl), -S (safer), and -U (unsafe) are passed to groff.
-v shows the version number.
ENVIRONMENT
GROFF_BIN_PATH
A colon separated list of directories in which to search for the groff executable before searching in PATH. If unset, `/usr/bin' is
used.
NOTES
This shell script is basically intended for use with man(1), so warnings are suppressed. nroff-style character definitions (in the file
tty-char.tmac) are also loaded to emulate unrepresentable glyphs.
SEE ALSO groff(1), troff(1), grotty(1)Groff Version 1.18.1 Nov 2003 NROFF(1)
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NROFF(1) General Commands Manual NROFF(1)NAME
nroff - emulate nroff command with groff
SYNOPSIS
nroff [-CchipStUvwW] [-dcs] [-Mdir] [-mname] [-nnum] [-olist] [-rcn] [-Tname] [file ...]
nroff --help
nroff -v | --version
DESCRIPTION
The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff. Only ascii, latin1, utf8, and cp1047 are devices accepted by nroff to select the
output encoding emitted by grotty, groff's TTY output device. If neither the GROFF_TYPESETTER environment variable nor the -T command line
option (which overrides the environment variable) specifies a (valid) device, nroff checks the current locale to select a default output
device. It first tries the locale program, then the environment variables LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, and LANG, and finally the LESSCHARSET environ-
ment variable.
The -h and -c options are equivalent to grotty's options -h (using tabs in the output) and -c (using the old output scheme instead of SGR
escape sequences). The -d, -C, -i, -M, -m, -n, -o, -r, -w, and -W options have the effect described in troff(1). In addition, nroff
silently ignores the options -e, -q, and -s (which are not implemented in troff). Options -p (pic), -t (tbl), -S (safer), and -U (unsafe)
are passed to groff. -v and --version show the version number, --help prints a help message.
ENVIRONMENT
GROFF_TYPESETTER
The default device for groff. If not set (which is the normal case), it defaults to `ps'.
GROFF_BIN_PATH
A colon separated list of directories in which to search for the groff executable before searching in PATH. If unset, `/usr/bin' is
used.
NOTES
This shell script is basically intended for use with man(1). nroff-style character definitions (in the file tty-char.tmac) are also loaded
to emulate unrepresentable glyphs.
SEE ALSO groff(1), troff(1), grotty(1)Groff Version 1.21 31 December 2010 NROFF(1)
Anyone have a script that emulates 5.2AIX proctree command?
I have multiple platforms of AIX and I need to produce a proctree for versions of AIX that do not have proctree
thanks! (0 Replies)
Hi,
Can anyone brief me about 'nroff' command? Is it's usage much differed in Solaris and Linux OS?
Your help is appreciated.
With Regards
Dileep Pattayath (1 Reply)
Hi all,
I wanted to know if nroff is a unix binary or it is just a wrapper script using groff? if it is a binary, where can i get access to it? download it? and what are its licensing terms? (1 Reply)