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NAME
     tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/tbl [ -me ] [ -ms ] [ -mm ] [ -TX ]  [  filename  ]
     ...

DESCRIPTION
     The tbl command is a preprocessor for formatting tables  for
     nroff or troff.  The input filenames are copied to the stan-
     dard output, except that lines between .TS and  .TE  command
     lines are assumed to describe tables and are reformatted. If
     no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so tbl
     may  be used as a filter.  When tbl is used with eqn or neqn
     the tbl command should be first, to minimize the  volume  of
     data  passed  through  pipes.  The -me option copies the -me
     macro package to the front of  the  output  file.   The  -ms
     option copies the -ms macro package to the front of the out-
     put file.  The -mm option copies the -mm  macro  package  to
     the  front of the output file.  The -TX option produces out-
     put that does not have fractional line motions in it.

EXAMPLE
     As an example, letting \t represent a TAB (which  should  be
     typed as a genuine TAB) the input
          .TS
          c s s
          c c s
          c c c
          l n n.
          Household\tPopulation
          Town\tHouseholds
          \tNumber\tSize
          Bedminster\t789\t3.26
          Bernards Twp.\t3087\t3.74
          Bernardsville\t2018\t3.30
          Bound Brook\t3425\t3.04
          Branchburg\t1644\t3.49
          Bridgewater\t7897\t3.81
          Far Hills\t240\t3.19
          .TE
     yields
              Household Population
              Town         Households
                          Number   Size
          Bedminster        789    3.26
          Bernards Twp.    3087    3.74
          Bernardsville    2018    3.30
          Bound Brook      3425    3.04
          Branchburg       1644    3.49
          Bridgewater      7897    3.81
          Far Hills         240    3.19

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SEE ALSO
     eqn(1), nroff(1), troff(1).





















































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