NAME

troff − typeset or format documents

SYNOPSIS

troff [ −a ] [ −f ] [ −i ] [ −z ] [ −Fdir ] [ −mname ] [ −nN ] [ −olist ] [ −raN ]

[ −sN ] [ −Tdest ] [ −uN ] [ filename ] ...

AVAILABILITY

SUNWcsu

DESCRIPTION

troff formats text in the filenames. Input to troff is expected to consist of text interspersed with formatting requests and macros.  If no filename argument is present, troff reads standard input.  A ‘−’ as a filename argument indicates that standard input is to be read at that point in the list of input files; troff reads the files named ahead of the ‘−’ in the arguments list, then text from the standard input, and then text from the files named after the ‘−’. 

The following options may appear in any order, but they all must appear before the first filename.

−a Send a printable approximation of the formatted output to the standard output file. 

−f Do not print a trailer after the final page of output or cause the postprocessor to relinquish control of the device. 

−i Read the standard input after the input files are exhausted. 

−z Suppress formatted output.  Only diagnostic messages and messages output using the .tm request are output. 

−Fdir Search the directory dir for font width tables instead of the system-dependent default directory. 

−mname
Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/name to the input filenames. Note: most references to macro packages include the leading m as part of the name; for example, the man(7) macro package resides in /usr/lib/tmac/an). 

−nN Number first generated page N.

−opagelist
Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated pagelist 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. 

−raN Set register a (one-character) to N.

−sN Stop the phototypesetter every N pages.  On some devices, troff produces a trailer so you can change cassettes; resume by pressing the typesetter’s start button. 

−Tdest
Prepare output for typesetter dest. The following values can be supplied for dest:

202 Mergenthaler Linotron 202.  This is the default value. 

cat Graphics Systems C/A/T. 

aps Autologic APS-5. 

−uN Set the emboldening factor for the font mounted in position 3 to N. If N is missing, then set the emboldening factor to 0. 

FILES

/tmp/trtmp temporary file

/usr/lib/tmac/.∗ standard macro files

/usr/lib/font/∗ font width tables for alternate mounted troff fonts

/usr/lib/term/∗ terminal driving tables for nroff

SEE ALSO

checknr(1), chmod(1), col(1), eqn(1), lpr(1B), man(1), nroff(1), tbl(1), me(5), ms(5)

NOTES

troff is not 8-bit clean because it is by design based on 7-bit ASCII. 

SunOS 5.1  —  Last change: 6 Oct 1992