NROFF(1) NROFF(1) NAME nroff - format or typeset text SYNOPSIS nroff [ option(s) ] [ file(s) ] | printer DESCRIPTION Nroff formats text contained in files (standard input by default) for printing on typewriter-like devices and line printers. An argument consisting of a minus (-) is taken to be a file name corresponding to the standard input. The option(s), which may appear in any order, but must appear before the file(s), are: -e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using the full resolution of the particular terminal. -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. -i Read standard input after file(s) are exhausted. -mname Prepend to the input file(s) the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name. -nN Number first generated page N. -olist Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the list of numbers and ranges, separated by commas. 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. (See BUGS below.) -q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the .rd request. -raN Set register a (which must have a one-character name) to N. -sN Stop every N pages. Nroff will halt after every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and will resume upon receipt of a line-feed or new-line (new-lines do not work in pipelines, e.g., with mm(1)). This option does not work if the output of nroff is piped through col(1). When nroff halts between pages, an ASCII BEL is sent to the terminal. -Ttty_type Prepare output for specified terminal. Known tty_type types are 2631 Hewlett-Packard 2631 printer in regular mode 2631-c Hewlett-Packard 2631 printer in compressed mode 2631-e Hewlett Packard 2631 printer in expanded mode 300 DASI-300 printer 300-12 DASI-300 terminal set to 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) 300s DASI-300s printer (300S is a synonym) 300s-12 DASI-300s printer set to 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) (300S is a synonym) 37 Teletype Model 37 terminal 382 DTC-382 4000a Trendata 4000a terminal (4000A is a synonym) 450 DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) printer 450-12 DASI-450 terminal set to 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) 832 Anderson Jacobson 832 terminal 8510 C.ITOH printer lp generic name for printers that can underline and tab. (all text using reverse line feeds, such as those having tables, that is sent to lp must be processed with col). tn300 GE Terminet 300 terminal X printers equipped with TX print train -un Set the emboldening factor (number of character overstrikes) for the third font position (bold) to n, or to zero if n is missing. -z Print only messages generated by .tm (terminal message) requests. FILES /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.* pointers to standard macro files /usr/lib/macros/* standard macro files /usr/lib/nterm/* terminal driving tables for nroff /usr/pub/terminals list of supported terminals SEE ALSO eqn(1), tbl(1), mm(5), col(1), greek(1), mm(1). "The Formatter nroff in the user's Guide" BUGS Nroff believes in Eastern Standard Time; as a result, depending on the time of the year and on your local time zone, the date that nroff generates may be off by one day from your idea of what the date is. When nroff is used with the -olist option inside a pipeline (e.g., with one or more of ocw(1), eqn(1), and tbl(1)), it may cause a harmless ``broken pipe'' diagnostic if the last page of the document is not specified in list. Page 3