osf1 man page for nroff

nroff(1)						      General Commands Manual							  nroff(1)

NAME
       nroff - Formats text

SYNOPSIS
       nroff [option...] [file...]

OPTIONS
       Options can appear in any order as long as they precede any file names.	Prints only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated
       list of numbers and ranges specified in the list argument. A range of N-M means pages N through M.  An argument of the form -N  means  from
       the  beginning  of  the text up to page N.  An argument of the form N- means from page N to the end of the text.  Directs nroff to use N as
       the number for the first generated page.  Stops every N pages.  The nroff command halts after formatting N pages to allow  paper  reloading
       or changing and resumes when it receives a new line signal.  The default for N is 1.  Prepends the macro file /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.name
       to the files specified in the nroff command line.  Sets register a to N.  The register specification is	limited  to  a	single	character.
       Reads  from  standard input after the specified list of files is exhausted.  Invokes the simultaneous input-output mode of the .rd request.
       Prepares output for the specified terminal.  The name argument refers to tabname files in /usr/share/lib/term.  The default  name  is  lpr,
       which refers to a dumb 10-pitch printer with no halfline or upline capability.  Produces equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full
       terminal resolution.  Uses output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce  output  character  count.	Tab  settings  are
       assumed to be every eight nominal character widths.

DESCRIPTION
       The  nroff command formats text in the specified files for typewriter-like devices.  If no file argument is present, nroff reads from stan-
       dard input.  An argument consisting of a single minus sign (-) is taken to be a file name corresponding to standard input.

FILES
       Temporary file Standard macro files Terminal driver tables for nroff

SEE ALSO
       Commands:  checknr(1), man(1), neqn(1), soelim(1), tbl(1), catman(8)

       Files:  term(4), man(5), me(5), ms(5), rsml(5)

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