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NAME

nroff − formats text

SYNOPSIS

nroff [ flag ... ] [ file ... ]

FLAGS

Flags can appear in any order as long as they precede any file names. 

−OlistPrints only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges specified in the list argument.  A range of N−M means pages N through M.  An argument of the form −N means from the beginning of the text up to page N. An argument of the form N− means from page N to the end of the text. 

−nNDirects nroff to use N as the number for the first generated page. 

−sNStops every N pages. The nroff command halts after formatting N pages to allow paper reloading or changing and resumes when it receives a new line signal. The default for N is 1. 

−mname
Prepends the macro file /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.name to the files specified in the nroff command line. 

−raNSets register a to N. The register specification is limited to a single character. 

−iReads from standard input after the specified list of files is exhausted. 

−qInvokes the simultaneous input-output mode of the .rd request. 

−Tname
Prepares output for the specified terminal. The name argument refers to tabname files in /usr/share/lib/term. The default name is lpr, which refers to a dumb 10-pitch printer with no halfline or upline capability. 

−eProduces equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution. 

−hUses output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce output character count. Tab settings are assumed to be every eight nominal character widths. 

DESCRIPTION

The nroff command formats text in the specified files for typewriter-like devices. If no file argument is present, nroff reads from standard input. An argument consisting of a single minus sign (−) is taken to be a file name corresponding to standard input. 

FILES

/tmp/ta∗Temporary file

/usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.∗
Standard macro files

/usr/share/lib/term/tab∗
Terminal driver tables for nroff

RELATED INFORMATION

catman(1), checknr(1), man(1), neqn(1), soelim(1), tbl(1), term(4), man(5), me(5), ms(5), rsml(5)