NROFF(1)                             BSD                              NROFF(1)



NAME
     nroff - text formatting

SYNOPSIS
     nroff [ options ] ... [ file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     nroff formats text in the named files for printing on typewriter-like
     devices.

     If you do not specify a file, or if you specify a single dash (-), nroff
     reads the standard input.

OPTIONS
     You can specify the options in any order provided you put them before the
     files.

     -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
            inclusive; an initial -N means from the beginning to page N; and a
            final - means from N to the end.

     -nN    Number the first generated page N.

     -sN    Stop every N pages.  nroff halts before every Nth page (the
            default is 1) to allow paper loading or changing, and resumes when
            you enter a newline.

     -mname Prefix the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name to the input files.

     -raN   Set register a (one-character) to N.

     -i     Read standard input after the input files are exhausted.

     -q     Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request.

     -Tname Prepare output for the specified terminal.  Known names include 37
            for the (default) Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal, tn300
            for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line
            capability), 300S for the DASI-300S, 300 for the DASI-300, and 450
            for the DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm).

     -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.  nroff assumes tab settings to be
            every eight nominal character widths.

FILES
     /tmp/ta*                Temporary file
     /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.*    Standard macro files
     /usr/lib/term/*         Terminal driving tables for nroff

SEE ALSO
     troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), ms(7), me(7), man(7), col(1);
     Unix Text Processing