UL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual UL(1) NAME ul - do underlining SYNOPSIS ul [ -i ] [ -t _t_e_r_m_i_n_a_l ] [ _n_a_m_e ... ] DESCRIPTION _U_l reads the named files (or standard input if none are given) and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence which indicates underlining for the terminal in use, as specified by the environment variable TERM. The -t option overrides the terminal kind specified in the environ- ment. The file /_e_t_c/_t_e_r_m_c_a_p is read to determine the appropriate sequences for underlining. If the terminal is incapable of underlining, but is capable of a standout mode then that is used instead. If the terminal can overstrike, or handles underlining automatically, _u_l degenerates to _c_a_t(1). If the terminal cannot underline, underlining is ignored. The -i option causes _u_l to indicate underlining onto by a separate line containing appropriate dashes `-'; this is useful when you want to look at the underlining which is present in an _n_r_o_f_f output stream on a crt-terminal. SEE ALSO man(1), nroff(1), colcrt(1) BUGS _N_r_o_f_f usually outputs a series of backspaces and underlines intermixed with the text to indicate underlining. No attempt is made to optimize the backward motion. Printed 11/26/99 May 7, 1986 1