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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
        !             2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
        !             3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"     @(#)nroff.1    6.5 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .Dd July 24, 1990
        !             8: .Dt NROFF 1
        !             9: .Os BSD 4.2
        !            10: .Sh NAME
        !            11: .Nm nroff
        !            12: .Nd text formatting
        !            13: .Sh SYNOPSIS
        !            14: .Nm nroff
        !            15: .Op  option
        !            16: \&...
        !            17: .Op  file
        !            18: \&...
        !            19: .Sh DESCRIPTION
        !            20: .Nm Nroff
        !            21: formats text in the named
        !            22: .Ar files
        !            23: for typewriter-like devices.  See also
        !            24: .Xr troff 1  .
        !            25: The full capabilities of
        !            26: .Nm nroff
        !            27: are described in the
        !            28: .Em Nroff/Troff User's Manual .
        !            29: .Pp
        !            30: If no
        !            31: .Ar file
        !            32: argument is present, the standard input is read.
        !            33: An argument consisting of a single minus
        !            34: .Fl
        !            35: is taken to be a file name corresponding to the standard input.
        !            36: .Pp
        !            37: The options, which may appear in any order so long as they appear
        !            38: .Ar before
        !            39: the files, are:
        !            40: .Tw Fl
        !            41: .Tp Cx Fl o
        !            42: .Ar list
        !            43: .Cx
        !            44: Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated
        !            45: .Ar list
        !            46: of numbers and ranges.  A range
        !            47: .Ar N\-M
        !            48: means pages
        !            49: .Ar N
        !            50: through
        !            51: .Ar M  ;
        !            52: an initial
        !            53: .Ar \-N
        !            54: means from the beginning to page
        !            55: .Ar N  ;
        !            56: and a final
        !            57: .Ar N\-
        !            58: means from
        !            59: .Ar N
        !            60: to the end.
        !            61: .Tp Cx Fl n
        !            62: .Ar N
        !            63: .Cx
        !            64: Number first generated page
        !            65: .Ar N  .
        !            66: .Tp Cx Fl s
        !            67: .Ar N
        !            68: .Cx
        !            69: Stop every
        !            70: .Ar N
        !            71: pages.
        !            72: .Nm Nroff
        !            73: will halt prior to every
        !            74: .Ar N
        !            75: pages (default
        !            76: .Cx Ar N
        !            77: .Cx =1)
        !            78: .Cx
        !            79: to allow paper loading or changing, and will resume upon receipt of a newline.
        !            80: .Tp Cx Fl m
        !            81: .Ar name
        !            82: .Cx
        !            83: Prepend the macro file
        !            84: .Pa /usr/share/tmac/tmac.name
        !            85: to the input
        !            86: .Ar files  .
        !            87: .Tp Cx Fl r
        !            88: .Ar aN
        !            89: .Cx
        !            90: Set register
        !            91: .Ar a
        !            92: (one-character) to
        !            93: .Ar N  .
        !            94: .Tp Fl i
        !            95: Read standard input after the input files are exhausted.
        !            96: .Tp Fl q
        !            97: Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the
        !            98: .Ar rd
        !            99: request.
        !           100: .Tp Cx Fl T
        !           101: .Ar name
        !           102: .Cx
        !           103: Prepare output for specified terminal.  Known
        !           104: .Ar names
        !           105: are:
        !           106: .Pp
        !           107: .Tw Cm
        !           108: .Tp Cm 37
        !           109: for the Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal,
        !           110: .Tp Cm crt
        !           111: the default; linked to lpr and tn300, for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any
        !           112: terminal without reverse-line or half-line capability),
        !           113: .Tp Cm 300
        !           114: for the DTC 300,
        !           115: .Tp Cm 302
        !           116: for the DTC 302S and the DTC 300S,
        !           117: .Tp Cm 382
        !           118: for the DTC 382,
        !           119: .Tp Cm 450
        !           120: for the DTC 450 and the IPSI 1622,
        !           121: .Tp Cm 833
        !           122: for the AJ 832/833,
        !           123: .Tp Cm epson
        !           124: for the Epson FX80,
        !           125: .Tp Cm itoh
        !           126: for the C:ITOH Prowriter
        !           127: .Tp Cm nec
        !           128: for the NEC-55?0/77?0 Spinwriter, with the Courier-72/Manifold
        !           129: thimble,
        !           130: .Tp Cm nec-t
        !           131: for the NEC-55?0/77?0 Spinwriter, with the Tech-Math/Times-Roman
        !           132: thimble,
        !           133: .Tp Cm nec25-t
        !           134: for the NEC-5525/7725 Spinwriter, with the Tech-Math/Times-Roman
        !           135: thimble,
        !           136: .Tp Cm qume
        !           137: for the Qume Sprint 5 or 9,
        !           138: .Tp Cm x-ecs
        !           139: for the Xerox/Diablo 1730/630, extended character set,
        !           140: .Tp Cm xerox
        !           141: for the Xerox 17?0 or the Diablo 16?0.
        !           142: Most of these also have versions for 12 pitch.
        !           143: where did this file go? see
        !           144: .Pa /usr/libdata/term/README
        !           145: for more information.
        !           146: .Tp Fl e
        !           147: Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution.
        !           148: .Tp Fl h
        !           149: Use output tabs during horizontal spacing
        !           150: to speed output and reduce output character count.
        !           151: Tab settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths.
        !           152: .Tp
        !           153: .Sh FILES
        !           154: .Dw /usr/share/tmac/tmac.*
        !           155: .Di L
        !           156: .Dp Pa /tmp/ta*
        !           157: temporary file
        !           158: .Dp Pa /usr/share/tmac/tmac.*
        !           159: standard macro files
        !           160: .Dp Pa /usr/libdata/term/*
        !           161: terminal driving tables for
        !           162: .Nm nroff
        !           163: .br
        !           164: .Dp
        !           165: .Sh SEE ALSO
        !           166: J. F. Ossanna,
        !           167: .Em Nroff/ Troff user's manual
        !           168: .br
        !           169: B. W. Kernighan,
        !           170: .Em A TROFF Tutorial
        !           171: .br
        !           172: .Xr troff 1 ,
        !           173: .Xr eqn 1 ,
        !           174: .Xr tbl 1 ,
        !           175: .Xr ms 7 ,
        !           176: .Xr me 7 ,
        !           177: .Xr man 7 ,
        !           178: .Xr col 1
        !           179: .Sh HISTORY
        !           180: .Nm Nroff
        !           181: appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
        !           182: The version described here is
        !           183: Version 7.
        !           184: 

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