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NROFF 1 ""
C 5
NAME
nroff - text formatting
SYNOPSIS
nroff [ option ] ... [ file ] ...
DESCRIPTION
Nroff formats text in the named files for typewriter-like devices. See also troff(1). The full capabilities of nroff are described in the Nroff/Troff User's Manual.

If no file argument is present, the standard input is read. An argument consisting of a single minus ( - ) is taken to be a file name corresponding to the standard input.

The options, which may appear in any order so long as they appear before the files, are:

"\w'\f3-m\f1name 'u" -o list 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.

-n N Number first generated page N .

-s N Stop every N pages. Nroff will halt prior to every N pages (default N =1) to allow paper loading or changing, and will resume upon receipt of a newline.

-m name Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac. name to the input files .

-r aN 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.

-T name Prepare output for specified terminal. Known names are 37 for the (default) Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal, tn300 for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line capability), 300S for the \s-1DASI\s+1-300S, 300 for the \s-1DASI\s+1-300, and 450 for the \s-1DASI\s+1-450 (Diablo Hyterm).

-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 nroff

"SEE ALSO"
J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff user's manual

B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial

troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), ms(7), me(7), man(7), col(1)