NROFF

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: April 29, 1985
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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:

-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. 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.
-mname: Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name 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 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 DASI-300S, 300 for the DASI-300, and 450 for the DASI-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