NROFF(1)NROFF(1)NAMEnroff - format documents for display or line-printer
SYNOPSISnroff [-ehiq] [-mname] [-nN] [-opagelist] [-raN] [-sN]
[-Tname] [-uN] [filename...]
DESCRIPTION
The nroff utility formats text in the named filename for typewriter-
like devices. See also troff(1).
If no filename 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 can 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 set‐
tings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character 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/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 halts prior to every N pages
(default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and
resumes 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 posi‐
tion 3 to N. If N is missing, then set the emboldening
factor to 0.
OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:
filename
The file containing text to be processed by nroff.
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 attributes:
┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
│CSI │ Enabled │
└───────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOchecknr(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 num‐
ber 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 can 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 can be substituted 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 \} \}
Nov 1, 2007 NROFF(1)
