NROFF(1)

NAME
nroff - text formatting language

SYNOPSIS
nroff [ options []] [ files []] | 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 options, which may appear in any order, but must appear before the files, are:

[-o list]
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.)
    [-n N]
Number first generated page
    N.
    [-s N]
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 linefeed or newline (newlines 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.
    [-r aN]
Set register
    a (which must have a one-character name) to N.
    [-i]
Read standard input after
    files are exhausted.
    [-q]
Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the
    request.
    [-m name]
Prepend to the input
    files the macro file
    [-F prefix]
Combine
    prefix with the terminal type selected with the [-T] option to locate the terminal driving table. /pbulk/work/textproc/DWB/work/.destdir/usr/pkg/DWB/lib/nterm/tab. is the default prefix.
    [-T type]
Prepare output for specified terminal.
    Known type are:

    Hewlett-Packard 2631 printer in regular mode Hewlett-Packard 2631 printer in compressed mode Hewlett-Packard 2631 printer in expanded mode DASI-300 printer DASI-300 terminal set to 12-pitch 12 characters per inch) DASI-300s printer; 300S is a synonym DASI-300s printer set to 12-pitch (12 characters per inch); 300S-12 is a synonym TELETYPE Model 37 terminal (default) DTC-382 Trendata 4000a terminal; 4000A is a synonym DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) printer DASI-450 terminal set to 12-pitch (12 characters per inch) Anderson Jacobson 832 terminal C.Itoh printer 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. GE Terminet 300 terminal

    [-e]
Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted
    lines, using the full resolution of 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.
    [-u n]
Set the emboldening factor (number of character overstrikes) for the
    third font position (bold) to n, or to zero if n is missing.

    [-V]
Print nroff version.

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 [-o list] option inside a pipeline (e.g., with eqn(1) or tbl(1)) it may cause a harmless ``broken pipe'' diagnostic if the last page of the document is not specified in list.

FILES

SEE ALSO
col(1), neqn(1), mm(1), troff(1), nterm(5)

REFERENCE
J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff User's Manual