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1UL(1)                       386BSD Reference Manual                      UL(1)
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4     uull - do underlining
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7     uull [--ii] [--tt _t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l] [_n_a_m_e ...]
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10     UUll reads the named files (or standard input if none are given) and
11     translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence which indicates
12     underlining for the terminal in use, as specified by the environment
13     variable TERM. The file /_e_t_c/_t_e_r_m_c_a_p is read to determine the appropriate
14     sequences for underlining.  If the terminal is incapable of underlining,
15     but is capable of a standout mode then that is used instead.  If the
16     terminal can overstrike, or handles underlining automatically, uull
17     degenerates to cat(1).  If the terminal cannot underline, underlining is
18     ignored.
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20     The following options are available:
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22     --ii      Underlining is indicated by a separate line containing
23             appropriate dashes `-'; this is useful when you want to look at
24             the underlining which is present in an nroff output stream on a
25             crt-terminal.
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27     --tt _t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l
28             Overrides the terminal type specified in the environment with
29             _t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l.
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32     The following environment variable is used:
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34     TERM  The TERM variable is used to relate a tty device with its device
35           capability description (see termcap(5)).  TERM is set at login
36           time, either by the default terminal type specified in /_e_t_c/_t_t_y_s or
37           as set during the login process by the user in their _l_o_g_i_n file
38           (see setenv(1)).
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41     man(1),  nroff(1),  colcrt(1)
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44     Nroff usually outputs a series of backspaces and underlines intermixed
45     with the text to indicate underlining.  No attempt is made to optimize
46     the backward motion.
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49     The uull command appeared in 3.0BSD.
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