UL(1)                                BSD                                 UL(1)



NAME
     ul - do underlining

SYNOPSIS
     ul [ -i ] [ -t terminal ] [ name ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
     ul reads the named files (or standard input if none are given) and
     translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence that indicates
     underlining for the terminal in use, as specified by the environment
     variable TERM.

     The file /etc/termcap is read to determine the appropriate sequences for
     underlining.  If the terminal is incapable of underlining, but is capable
     of a standout mode, then that is used instead.  If the terminal can
     overstrike, or handles underlining automatically, ul degenerates to
     cat(1).  If the terminal cannot underline, underlining is ignored.

OPTIONS
     -i        Indicate underlining by a separate line containing appropriate
               dashes "-"; this option is useful when you want to look at the
               underlining in an nroff output stream on a CRT-terminal.

     -t        Override the terminal type specified in the environment.

BUGS
     nroff usually outputs a series of backspaces and underlines intermixed
     with the text to indicate underlining.  No attempt is made to optimize
     the backward motion.

SEE ALSO
     man(1), nroff(1), colcrt(1), more(1)