nroff(1)nroff(1)Namenroff - format text
Syntaxnroff [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 argu‐
ment 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
Corporation 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 Alsocol(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
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