TROFF(1) TROFF(1)
NAME
troff, nroff - text formatting and typesetting
SYNOPSIS
troff [ option ] ... [ file ] ...
nroff [ option ] ... [ file ] ...
DESCRIPTION
Troff formats text in the named files for printing on a pho-
totypesetter; nroff for typewriter-like devices. Their
capabilities are described in the Nroff/Troff user's manual.
If no file argument is present, the standard input is read.
An argument consisting of a single minus (-) is taken to be
a file name corresponding 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-separated 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.
-mname Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name to the
input files.
-raN Set register a (one character name) to N.
-i Read standard input after the input files are
exhausted.
-q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd
request.
-z produce no output: diagnostics and .tm messages only
Troff only
-a Send a printable ASCII approximation of the results
to the standard output.
-Tdest Prepare output for typesetter dest. -T202 = Mergen-
thaler Linotron 202 (default), -Tcat = Graphic Sys-
tems C/A/T, -Taps = Autologic APS-5.
-Fdir take font information from directory dir
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Nroff only
-sN 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.
-Tname Prepare output for specified terminal. Known names
include 37 for the (default) Teletype Corporation
Model 37 terminal, lp (`line-printer') for any termi-
nal without half-line capability, 450 for the DASI-
450 (Diablo Hyterm), and think (HP ThinkJet, see
think(9)).
-e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using
full terminal resolution.
-h Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed
output and reduce output character count. Tab set-
tings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character
widths.
If the file /usr/adm/tracct is writable, troff writes photo-
typesetter accounting records there. The integrity of that
file may be secured by making troff a `set user-id' program.
FILES
/tmp/trtmp* temporary file
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files
/usr/lib/term/* terminal driving tables for nroff
/usr/lib/font/* font width tables for troff
/usr/adm/tracct accounting statistics for troff
SEE ALSO
J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff user's manual
B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial
d202(1), proof(9.1), apsend(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), refer(1),
pic(1), ideal(1), ped(9.1), doctype(1), ms(7)