4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat1/nroff.0

NROFF(1)                                                              NROFF(1)


NAME
       nroff - text formatting

SYNOPSIS
       nroff [ option ] ...  [ file ] ...

DESCRIPTION
       Nroff formats text in the named files for typewriter-like devices.  See
       also troff(1).  The full capabilities of nroff  are  described  in  the
       Nroff/Troff User���s Manual.

       If  no  file argument is present, the standard input is read.  An argu‐
       ment consisting of a single minus (-) is taken to be a file name corre‐
       sponding to the standard input.

       The  options,  which  may  appear  in  any order so long as they appear
       before the files, are:

       -olist Print only pages whose page numbers appear  in  the  comma-sepa‐
              rated  list  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.

       -nN    Number first generated page N.

       -sN    Stop  every  N  pages.   Nroff  will halt prior to every N pages
              (default N=1) to allow  paper  loading  or  changing,  and  will
              resume upon receipt of a newline.

       -mname Prepend  the  macro  file  /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name  to the input
              files.

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

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

       -q     Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request.

       -Tname Prepare output for specified terminal.  Known names are  37  for
              the  (default) Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal, tn300 for
              the GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line  capabil‐
              ity),  300S for the DASI-300S, 300 for the DASI-300, and 450 for
              the DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm).

       -e     Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full  ter‐
              minal resolution.

       -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.

FILES
       /tmp/ta*              temporary file
       /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.*  standard macro files
       /usr/lib/term/*       terminal driving tables for nroff

SEE ALSO
       J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff user���s manual
       B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial
       troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), ms(7), me(7), man(7), col(1)


4.2 Berkeley Distribution       April 29, 1985                        NROFF(1)