nroff(1)
NAME
nroff - format documents for display or line-printer
SYNOPSIS
nroff [-ehiq] [-mname] [-nN] [-opagelist] [-raN] [-sN] [-
Tname] [-uN]
DESCRIPTION
The nroff utility formats text in the named files for
typewriter-like devices. See also troff(1).
If no file 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.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported. Options may appear in
any order so long as they appear before the files.
-e Produces equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using
full terminal resolution.
-h Uses output TAB characters during horizontal spacing
to speed output and reduces output character count.
TAB settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal charac-
ter widths.
-i Reads the standard input after the input files are
exhausted.
-q Does not print output that was read from an .rd
request.
-mname
Prepends the macro file /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.name
to the input files.
-nN Numbers first generated page N.
-opagelist
Prints 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 Sets register a (one-character) to N.
-sN Stops every N pages. nroff will halt prior to every N
pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or chang-
ing, and will resume upon receipt of a NEWLINE.
-Tname
Prepares output for a device of the specified name.
Known names are:
37 Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal - this is
the default.
lp | tn300
GE - any line printer or terminal without half-
line capability.
300 DASI-300.
300-12
DASI-300 - 12-pitch.
300S DASI-300S.
300S-12
DASI-300S.
382 DASI-382 (fancy DTC 382).
450 DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm).
450-12
DASI-450 (Diablo Hyterm) - 12-pitch.
832 AJ 832.
-uN Set the emboldening factor for the font mounted in
position 3 to N. If N is missing, then set the embol-
dening factor to 0.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Formatting with a macro package
The following command formats users.guide using the -me
macro package, and stopping every 4 pages:
example% nroff -s4 -me users.guide
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of nroff: LC_CTYPE,
LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.
FILES
/usr/tmp/trtmp*
temporary file (see NOTES)
/usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.*
standard macro files
/usr/share/lib/nterm/*
terminal driving tables for nroff
/usr/share/lib/nterm/README
index to terminal description files
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWdoc |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| CSI | Enabled |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
checknr(1), col(1), eqn(1), man(1), tbl(1), troff(1),
attributes(5), environ(5), me(5), ms(5), term(5)
NOTES
/usr/tmp is currently a symbolic link to /var/tmp.
Previous documentation incorrectly described the numeric
register yr as being the "Last two digits of current year".
yr is in actuality the number of years since 1900. To
correctly obtain the last two digits of the current year
through the year 2099, the definition given below of string
register yy may be included in a document and subsequently
used to display a two-digit year. Notice that any other
available one- or two-character register name may be substi-
tuted for yy.
.\" definition of new string register yy--last two digits of year
.\" use yr (# of years since 1900) if it is < 100
.ie \n(yr<100 .ds yy \n(yr
.el \{ .\" else, subtract 100 from yr, store in ny
.nr ny \n(yr-100
.ie \n(ny>9 \{ .\" use ny if it is two digits
.ds yy \n(ny
.\" remove temporary number register ny
.rr ny \}
.el \{.ds yy 0
.\" if ny is one digit, append it to 0
.as yy \n(ny
.rr ny \} \}
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