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nroff(1)							      nroff(1)

Name
       nroff - format text

Syntax
       nroff [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 Also
       col(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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