troff(1M)                                                         troff(1M)

NAME
     troff - text formatting and typesetting

SYNOPSIS
     troff [option ...] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     troff formats text in the named file for printing on a laser printer
     or phototypesetter.

     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 cor-
     responding to the standard input.

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

     -olist  Prints pages in the comma-separated list of numbers and
             ranges. A range N - M means N through M; initial -M means up
             to M; final N- means from N to the end.

     -nN     Number first generated page N.

     -mname  Prepends the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name to the input
             files.

     -raN    Sets register a (one character name) to N.

     -i      Reads standard input after the input files are exhausted.

     -q      Invokes the simultaneous input-output mode of the .rd request.

     -z      Produces no output: diagnostics and .tm messages only.

     -a      Sends a printable ASCII approximation of the results to the
             standard output.

     -Tname  Prepares output for typesetter name. The default name is post.

FILES
     /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.*    standard macro files

     /usr/lib/font/dev*/*    font width tables

     /usr/tmp/trtmp*         temporary file









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SEE ALSO
     dpost(1M), eqn(1M), grap(1M), nroff(1M), pic(1M), tbl(1M), font(5),
     troff(5).

REFERENCES
     J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff User's Guide

     B. W. Kernighan, A Typesetter-Independent Troff

     B. W. Kernighan, A Troff Tutorial

     D. Dougherty, T. O'Reilly, UNIX TEXT PROCESSING, Hayden Books, Indi-
     anapolis, Indiana 46268 USA, ISBN 0-672-46291-5









































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