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TBL(1)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               TBL(1)



N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
    tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
    t\btb\bbl\bl [ files ] ...

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
    _\bT_\bb_\bl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for _\bn_\br_\bo_\bf_\bf or
    _\bt_\br_\bo_\bf_\bf(1).        The input files are copied to the standard out-
    put, except for lines between and are reformatted.  Details
    are given in the _\bt_\bb_\bl(1) reference manual.

E\bEX\bXA\bAM\bMP\bPL\bLE\bE
    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 Population
         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

    If no arguments are given, _\bt_\bb_\bl reads the standard input, so
    it may be used as a filter.  When _\bt_\bb_\bl is used with _\be_\bq_\bn or
    _\bn_\be_\bq_\bn the _\bt_\bb_\bl command should be first, to minimize the volume
    of data passed through pipes.




Printed 7/9/88           April 29, 1985                         1






TBL(1)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               TBL(1)



S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
    troff(1), eqn(1)
    M. E. Lesk, _\bT_\bB_\bL.




















































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