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TBL(1)			     BSD Reference Manual			TBL(1)

NAME
     tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS
     tbl [files] ...

DESCRIPTION
     Tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or troff(1). The
     input files are copied to the standard output, except for lines between
     .TS and .TE command lines, which are assumed to describe tables and are
     reformatted. Details are given in the TBL reference manual.

EXAMPLE
     As an example, letting \t represent a tab (which should be typed as a
     genuine tab) the input

	   .TS
	   c s s
	   c c s
	   c c c
	   l n n.
	   Household Population
	   Town\tHouseholds
	   \tNumber\tSize
	   Bedminster\t789\t3.26
	   Bernards Twp.\t3087\t3.74
	   Bernardsville\t2018\t3.30
	   Bound Brook\t3425\t3.04
	   Branchburg\t1644\t3.49
	   Bridgewater\t7897\t3.81
	   Far Hills\t240\t3.19
	   .TE

     yields

	       Household Population
	       Town	    Households
			   Number   Size
	   Bedminster	     789    3.26
	   Bernards Twp.    3087    3.74
	   Bernardsville    2018    3.30
	   Bound Brook	    3425    3.04
	   Branchburg	    1644    3.49
	   Bridgewater	    7897    3.81
	   Far Hills	     240    3.19

     If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so it may be
     used as a filter.	When tbl is used with eqn or neqn the tbl command
     should be first, to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes.

SEE ALSO
     troff(1), eqn(1)

     M. E. Lesk., TBL,.

HISTORY
     The tbl command appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

AT&T 7th Edition		August 9, 1991				     1

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