man/man1/nroff.1

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.th NROFF I 1/15/73
.sh NAME
nroff  \*-  format text
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd nroff
[
\fB+\fIn\fR
] [
\fB\*-\fIn\fR
] [
.bd \*-s
] [
.bd \*-h
] [
.bd \*-q
] [
.bd \*-i
] files
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Nroff
formats text according to control lines embedded
in the text files.
.it Nroff
will read the standard input if
no file
arguments are given.
The non-file option arguments are interpreted as follows:
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB+\fIn\fR     Output will commence at the first page whose page
number is
.it n
or larger
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB\*-\fIn\fR   will
cause printing to stop after page
.it n.
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB\*-s\fR      Stop prior to
each page to permit paper
loading.
Printing is restarted by
typing a `newline' character.
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB\*-h\fR      Spaces
are replaced where possible
with
tabs to speed up output (or reduce
the size of the output file).
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB\*-q\fR      Prompt
names for insertions are not printed
and the bell character is sent instead;
the insertion is not echoed.
.s3
.lp +4 4
\fB\*-i\fR      Causes the
standard input to be read after the files.
.s3
.i0
.it Nroff
is more completely described
in [1].
A condensed Request Summary is included here.
.sh FILES
.dt
/usr/lib/suftab suffix hyphenation tables
.br
/tmp/rtm?       temporary
.br
.sh "SEE ALSO"
[1] NROFF User's Manual,
internal memorandum.
.sh BUGS
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.ce
REQUEST REFERENCE AND INDEX
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Request Initial If no   Cause
Form    Value   Argument        Break   Explanation
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I.  Page Control
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&pl +N  N=66    N=66    no      Page Length.
&bp +N  N=1     -       yes     Begin Page.
&pn +N  N=1     ignored no      Page Number.
&po +N  N=0     N=prev  no      Page Offset.
&ne N   -       N=1     no      NEed N lines.
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II.  Text Filling, Adjusting, and Centering
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&br     -       -       yes     BReak.
&fi     fill    -       yes     FIll output lines.
&nf     fill    -       yes     NoFill.
&ad c   adj,norm adjust no      ADjust mode on.
&na     adjust  -       no      NoAdjust.
&ce N   off     N=1     yes     CEnter N input text lines.
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III.  Line Spacing and Blank Lines
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&ls +N  N=1     N=prev  no      Line Spacing.
&sp N   -       N=1     yes     SPace N lines
&lv N   -       N=1     no      LeaVe N lines
&sv N   -       N=1     no      SaVe N lines.
&os     -       -       no      Output Saved lines.
&ns     space   -       no      No-Space mode on.
&rs     -       -       no      Restore Spacing.
&xh     off     -       no      EXtra-Half-line mode on.
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IV.  Line Length and Indenting
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&ll +N  N=65    N=prev  no      Line Length.
&in +N  N=0     N=prev  yes     INdent.
&ti +N  -       N=1     yes     Temporary Indent.
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V.  Macros, Diversion, and Line Traps
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&de xx  -       ignored no      DEfine or redefine a macro.
&ds xx  -       ignored no      Define or redefine String.
&rm xx  -       -       no      ReMove macro name.
&di xx  -       end     no      DIvert output to macro "xx".
&wh -N xx       -       -       no      WHen; set a line trap.
&ch xx y        -       -       no      CHange trap line.
&ch -N -M       -       -       no              "
&ch xx -M       -       -       no              "
&ch -N y        -       -       no              "
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VI.  Number Registers
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&nr ab +N -M    -       no      Number Register.
&nr a +N -M     -       no              "
&nc c   \\n     \\n     no      Number Character.
&ar     arabic  -       no      Arabic numbers.
&ro     arabic  -       no      Roman numbers.
&RO     arabic  -       no      ROMAN numbers.
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VII.  Input and Output Conventions and Character Translations
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&ta N,M,...     -       none    no      PseudoTAbs setting.
&tc c   space   space   no      Tab replacement Character.
&lc c   .       .       no      Leader replacement Character.
&ul N   -       N=1     no      UNderline input text lines.
&cc c   \fB.\fR \fB.\fR no      Basic Control Character.
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&c2 c   '       '       no      Nobreak control character.
&ec c   -       \\      no      Escape Character.
&li N   -       N=1     no      Accept input lines LIterally.
&tr abcd....    -       -       no      TRanslate on output.
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VIII.  Hyphenation.
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&nh     on      -       no      No Hyphen.
&hy     on      -       no      HYphenate.
&hc c   none    none    no      Hyphenation indicator Character.
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IX.  Three Part Titles.
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&tl 'left'center'right' -       no      TitLe.
&lt N   N=65    N=prev  no      Length of Title.
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X.  Output Line Numbering.
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&nm +N M S I    off     no      Number Mode on or off, set parameters.
&np M S I       -       reset   no      Number Parameters set or reset.
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XI.  Conditional Input Line Acceptance
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&if !N anything -       no      IF true accept line of "anything".
&if c anything  -       no              "
&if !c anything -       no              "
&if N anything  -       no              "
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XII.  Environment Switching.
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&ev N   N=0     N=prev  no      EnVironment switched.
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XIII.  Insertions from the Standard Input Stream
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&rd prompt      -       bell    no      ReaD insert.
&ex     -       -       no      EXit.
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XIV.    Input File Switching
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&so filename    -       -       no      Switch SOurce file (push down).
&nx filename    -       no      NeXt file.
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XV.     Miscellaneous
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&tm mesg        -       -       no      Typewriter Message
&ig     -       -       no      IGnore.
&fl     -       -       no      FLush output buffer.
&ab     -       -       no      ABort.
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