nroff(1) USER COMMANDS nroff(1)
NAME
nroff - format documents for display or line-printer
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/nroff [ -ehiqz ] [ -Fdir ] [ -mname ] [ -nN ] [
-opagelist ] [ -raN ]
[ -sN ] [ -Tname ] [ -uN ] [ filename... ]
DESCRIPTION
nroff formats text in the named filename for typewriter-like
devices. See also troff.
If no filename argument is present, nroff reads the standard
input. An argument consisting of a `-' is taken to be a
file name corresponding to the standard input.
The following options may appear in any order, but must
appear before the files.
-e Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using
full terminal resolution.
-h Use output TAB characters during horizontal spacing to
speed output and reduce output character count. TAB
settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character
widths.
-i Read the standard input after the input files are
exhausted.
-q Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd
request.
-Fdir
Search directory dir for font tables instead of the
system-dependent default.
-mname
Prepend the macro file /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.name to
the input files.
-nN Number first generated page N .
-opagelist
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.
-raN Set register a (one-character) to N.
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nroff(1) USER COMMANDS nroff(1)
-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.
-Tname
Prepare output for a device of the specified name.
Known names are:
37 Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal - this
is the default.
crt | lpr | tn300
GE TermiNet 300, or any line printer or ter-
minal without half-line capability.
300 DASI-300.
300-12 DASI-300 - 12-pitch.
300S | 302 | dtc
DASI-300S.
300S-12 | 302-12 | dtc12
DASI-300S.
382 DASI-382 (fancy DTC 382).
382-12 DASI-82 (fancy DTC 382 - 12-pitch).
450 | ipsi
DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm).
450-12 | ipsi12
DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) - 12-pitch.
450-12-8 DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) - 12-pitch and 8
lines-per-inch.
450X DASI-450X (Diablo Hyterm).
832 AJ 832.
833 AJ 833.
832-12 AJ 832 - 12-pitch.
833-12 AJ 833 - 12-pitch.
epson Epson FX80.
itoh C:ITOH Prowriter.
itoh-12 C:ITOH Prowriter - 12-pitch.
nec NEC 55?0s0 or NEC 77?0s0 Spinwriter.
nec12 NEC 55?0 or NEC 77?0 Spinwriter - 12-pitch.
nec-t NEC 55?0/77?0 Spinwriter - Tech-Math/Times-
Roman thimble.
qume Qume Sprint - 5 or9.
qume12 Qume Sprint - 5 or 9,12-pitch.
xerox Xerox 17?0 or Diablo 16?0.
xerox12 Xerox 17?0 or Diablo 16?0 - 12-pitch.
x-ecs Xerox/Diablo 1730/630 - Extended Character
Set.
x-ecs12 Xerox/Diablo 1730/630 - Extended Character
Set, 12-pitch.
-uN Set emboldening factor for the font mounted on position
3 to N. Emboldening is accomplished by overstriking
the specified number of times.
-z Suppress formatted output. The only output will
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nroff(1) USER COMMANDS nroff(1)
consist of diagnostic messages from nroff and messages
output with the request.
EXAMPLE
The following command:
nroff -s4 -me users.guide
formats users.guide using the -me macro package, and stop-
ping every 4 pages.
FILES
/tmp/ta* temporary file
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.*
standard macro files
/usr/ucblib/doctools/term/*
terminal driving tables for nroff
/usr/ucblib/doctools/term/README
index to terminal description files
SEE ALSO
checknr(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), troff(1), man(7), me(7), ms(7).
col(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
term(4) in the System Administrator's Reference Manual.
Last change: BSD Compatibility Package 3