NROFF(1) COMMAND REFERENCE NROFF(1)
NAME
nroff - format text
SYNOPSIS
nroff [ options ] [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
Nroff formats text contained in files (standard input by
default) for printing on typewriter-like devices and line
printers. Its capabilities are described in the NROFF/TROFF
sections of the UTek Tools manual, Volume 1.
An argument consisting of a minus (-) is taken to be a file
name corresponding to the standard input. The options, may
appear in any order, but must appear before the filenames.
OPTIONS
-olist
Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the list
of numbers and ranges, separated by commas. 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. (See CAVEATS below.)
-nN Number first generated page N.
-sN Stop every N pages. Nroff will halt after every N pages
(default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and
will resume upon receipt of a line-feed or new-line.
This option does not work if the output of nroff is
piped through col(1). When nroff halts between pages,
an ASCII BEL is sent to the terminal.
-raN
Set register a (which must have a one-character name) to
N.
-i Read standard input after files are exhausted.
-q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the .rd
request.
-z Print only messages generated by .tm (terminal message)
requests.
-mfilename
Prepend to the input files the non-compacted (ASCII
text) macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac. filename.
-cfilename
Prepend to the input files the compacted macro files
/usr/lib/macros/cmp. [ nt ] .[ dt ] .filename and
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/usr/lib/macros/ucmp. [ nt ] .filename .
-kfilename
Compact the macros used in this invocation of nroff,
placing the output in files [dt].filename in the current
directory (see the NROFF/TROFF Reference Guide section
of the UTek Tools manual for details of compacting macro
files).
-Tfilename
Prepare output for specified terminal. Known filenames
are:
37 TELETYPE(Reg.) Model 37 terminal.
ascii
basic ASCII terminal (default).
aaa Ann Arbor Ambassador terminal.
vt100
DEC VT-100 compatible terminals.
4025
Tektronix 4025 terminal.
tn300
GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line
capability).
300s
DASI 300s terminal.
300s-12
DASI 300s terminal in 12 pitch mode.
300 DASI 300 terminal.
300-12
DASI 300 terminal in 12 pitch mode
450 DASI 450 terminal.
450-12
DASI 450 terminal in 12 pitch mode.
450-12-8
DASI 450 terminal in 12 pitch 8 lines per inch mode.
lp (generic) ASCII line printer.
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lp-8
Printronix printer in 8 lines per inch mode.
lp-t
Printronix printer in 3 lines per inch mode.
lp-t-8
Printronix printer in 4 lines per inch mode.
q-8 Qume Sprint-5 printer in 12 pitch and 8 lines per inch
mode.
q-10
Qume Sprint-5 printer in 10 pitch and 8 lines per inch
mode.
q-lg
Qume Sprint-5 printer (Letter Gothic 12 print wheel) in
12 pitch and 6 lines per inch mode.
q-lg-8
Qume Sprint-5 printer (Letter Gothic 12 print wheel) in
12 pitch and 8 lines per inch mode.
q-lg-10
Qume Sprint-5 printer (Letter Gothic 12 print wheel) in
10 pitch and 6 lines per inch mode.
382 DTC-382.
4000a
Trendata 4000A.
832 Anderson Jacobson 832.
X EBCDIC. printer (generic)
2631
Hewlett Packard 2631 line printer.
2631-c
Hewlett Packard 2631 line printer in compressed mode.
2631-e
Hewlett Packard 2631 line printer in expanded mode.
up Standard line printer driver in 10 pitch and 6 lines per
inch mode.
-e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using
the full resolution of the particular terminal.
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NROFF(1) COMMAND REFERENCE NROFF(1)
-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.
-un Set the emboldening factor (number of character
overstrikes) for the third font position (bold) to n, or
to zero if n is missing.
FILES
/usr/lib/suftab suffix hyphenation tables
/tmp/ta$# temporary file
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files and pointers
/usr/lib/macros/* standard macro files
/usr/lib/term/* terminal driving tables for nroff
RETURN VALUE
[NO_ERRS] Command completed without error.
[nonzero] An error of the type described occurred.
CAVEATS
When nroff is used with the -olist option inside a pipeline
(e.g., with one or more of neqn(1), and tbl(1)), it may
cause a harmless ``broken pipe'' diagnostic if the last page
of the document is not specified in list.
SEE ALSO
col(1), eqn(1), greek(1), mm(1). tbl(1), man(7), me(7),
mm(7), ms(7).
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de:272,631;
op:903,1857;2904,1812;4860,1703;6707,391;
fi:7098,467;
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ca:7760,368;
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