nroff(1) — sys5 — Apollo Domain/IX SR9.5



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NAME
     nroff - format text

USAGE
     nroff [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION
     Nroff formats text found in files (standard input by
     default) for printing on line printers, letter quality
     printers, or similar devices.  An argument consisting of a
     dash (-) is interpreted as a filename corresponding to the
     standard input.

     The options below may appear in any order, but must appear
     before the files.

     Note:  DOMAIN/IX nroff is the same as the nroff shipped with
     Unix System III.

OPTIONS
     -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.

     -nN       Number first generated page N.

     -raN      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
               .rd request.

     -z        Print only messages generated by .tm (terminal
               message) requests.

     -mname    Prepend to the input files the noncompacted (ASCII
               text) macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name.

     -cname    Prepend to the input files the compacted macro
               files.  These files are named
               /usr/lib/macros/cmp.[nt].[dt].name and
               /usr/lib/macros/ucmp.[nt].name.

     -kname    Compact the macros used in this invocation, plac-
               ing the output in [dt].name files in the current
               directory.



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     -sN       Stop every N pages (the default is one) to allow
               paper loading or changing.  Resume after receiving
               a linefeed or newline.  Note that 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.

     -Tname    Prepare output for a specified terminal.  Known
               names are:

               37   TELETYPE Model 37 terminal (or equivalent)

               tn300
                    GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without
                    half-line capability)

               300s DASI 300s

               300  DASI 300

               450  DASI 450

               382  DTC-382

               4000A
                    Trendata 4000A

               832  Anderson Jacobson 832

               X    generic EBCDIC printer

     -e        Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines,
               using the full resolution of the particular termi-
               nal.

     -h        Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed
               output and reduce output character count.  The tab
               settings are assumed to be at every eight nominal
               character widths.

     -un       Set the boldface factor (number of character over-
               strikes) for the third font position (bold) to n,
               or to zero if n is missing.

CAUTIONS
     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.



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     Using nroff with the -olist option inside a pipeline, may
     cause a harmless ``broken pipe'' diagnostic if the last page
     of the document is not specified in list.

FILES
     /usr/lib/suftab     suffix hyphenation tables

     /tmp/ta$#           temporary file

     /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.*
                         standard macro files and pointers

     /usr/lib/macros/*   standard macro files

     /usr/lib/term/*     terminal driving tables for nroff

RELATED INFORMATION
     col(1), cw(1), eqn(1), mm(1), mmt(1), tbl(1), troff(1).



































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