NAME

nroff − text formatting and typesetting

SYNOPSIS

nroff [ −opagelist ] [ −nN ] [ −sN ] [ −mname ] [ −raN ] [ −i ] [ −q ] [ −Tname ]

[ −e ] [ −h ] [ file ] ...

DESCRIPTION

Nroff formats text in the named files for typewriter-like devices.  See also troff(1). The full capabilities of nroff and troff are described in Formatting Documents with Nroff and Troff. 

If no file argument is present, nroff reads the standard input.  An argument consisting of a single minus (−) is taken to be a file name corresponding to the standard input. 

OPTIONS

Options may appear in any order so long as they appear before the files. 

−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 a device of the specified name.  Known names are:

37Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal — this is the default. 

tn300GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line capability),

300SDASI-300S

300DASI-300

300XDASI-300X

450DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm). 

450-12DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) — 12-pitch. 

450-12-8DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) — 12-pitch and 8 lines-per-inch. 

450XDASI-450X (Diablo Hyterm). 

lprLine printer. 

x1700Xerox 1700 daisywheel printer. 

−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. 

EXAMPLE

gaia% nroff −s4 −me users.guide

Formats users.guide using the −me macro package, and stopping every 4 pages. 

FILES

/tmp/ta∗temporary file
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.∗standard macro files
/usr/lib/term/∗terminal driving tables for nroff

SEE ALSO

Formatting Documents with Nroff and Troff in Editing and Text Processing on the Sun Workstation. 
troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), ms(7), me(7), man(7), col(1), checknr(1)

Sun Release 2.0  —  Last change: 1 February 1985