roff/nroff/nroff.1

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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 Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal,

 crt the default; linked to lpr and tn300, for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any
terminal without reverse-line or half-line capability),

 300 for the DTC 300,

 302 for the DTC 302S and the DTC 300S,

 382 for the DTC 382,

 450 for the DTC 450 and the IPSI 1622,

 833 for the AJ 832/833,

 epson for the Epson FX80,

 itoh for the C:ITOH Prowriter

 nec for the NEC-55?0/77?0 Spinwriter, with the Courier-72/Manifold
thimble,

 nec-t for the NEC-55?0/77?0 Spinwriter, with the Tech-Math/Times-Roman
thimble,

 nec25-t for the NEC-5525/7725 Spinwriter, with the Tech-Math/Times-Roman
thimble,

 qume for the Qume Sprint 5 or 9,

 x-ecs for the Xerox/Diablo 1730/630, extended character set,

 xerox for the Xerox 17?0 or the Diablo 16?0.

Most of these also have versions for 12 pitch; see
/usr/lib/term/README for more information.


 -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)