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User Commands troff(1)
NAME
troff - typeset or format documents
SYNOPSIS
troff [-a] [-f] [-Fdir] [-i] [-mname] [-nN] [-olist] [-raN]
[-sN] [-Tdest] [-uN] [-z] [filename...]
DESCRIPTION
troff formats text in the filenames for typesetting or laser
printing. Input to troff is expected to consist of text
interspersed with formatting requests and macros. If no
filename argument is present, troff reads standard input. A
minus sign (-) as a filename indicates that standard input
should be read at that point in the list of input files.
The output of troff is usually piped through dpost(1) to
create a printable postscript file (see EXAMPLES).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported. They may appear in any
order, but all must appear before the first filename.
-a Send an ASCII approximation of formatted
output to standard output. (Note: a rough
ASCII version can also be printed out on
ordinary terminals with an old and rarely
used command, /usr/bin/ta.)
-f Do not print a trailer after the final page
of output or cause the postprocessor to
relinquish control of the device.
-Fdir Search directory dir for font width or ter-
minal tables instead of the system default
directory.
-i Read standard input after all input files
are exhausted.
-mname Prepend the macro file
/usr/share/lib/tmac/name to the input
filenames. Note: most references to macro
packages include the leading m as part of
the name; for example, the man(5) macros
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User Commands troff(1)
reside in /usr/share/lib/tmac/an. The macro
directory can be changed by setting the
TROFFMACS environment variable to a specific
path. Be certain to include the trailing '/'
(slash) at the end of the path.
-nN Number the first generated page N.
-olist Print 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.
-q Quiet mode in nroff; ignored in troff.
-raN Set register a (one-character names only) to
N.
-sN Stop the phototypesetter every N pages. On
some devices, troff produces a trailer so
you can change cassettes; resume by pressing
the typesetter's start button.
-Tdest Prepare output for typesetter dest. The fol-
lowing values can be supplied for dest:
post A PostScript printer; this is the
default value. The output of the -T
option must go through dpost(1)
before it is sent to a PostScript
printer to obtain the proper out-
put.
aps Autologic APS-5.
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User Commands troff(1)
-uN Set the emboldening factor for the font
mounted in position 3 to N. If N is missing,
then set the emboldening factor to 0.
-z Suppress formatted output. Only diagnostic
messages and messages output using the .tm
request are output.
OPERANDS
The following operand is supported:
filename The file containing text to be processed by
troff.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using troff
The following example shows how to print an input text file
mytext, coded with formatting requests and macros. The input
file contains equations and tables and must go through the
tbl(1) and eqn(1) preprocessors before it is formatted by
troff with ms macros, processed by dpost(1), and printed by
lp(1):
tbl mytext | eqn | troff -ms | dpost | lp
FILES
/tmp/trtmp temporary file
/usr/share/lib/tmac/* standard macro files
/usr/lib/font/* font width tables for alter-
nate mounted troff fonts
/usr/share/lib/nterm/* terminal driving tables for
nroff
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User Commands troff(1)
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWdoc |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
checknr(1), col(1), dpost(1), eqn(1), lp(1), man(1), nroff(
1), tbl(1), attributes(5), man(5), me(5), ms(5)
NOTES
troff is not 8-bit clean because it is by design based on
7-bit ASCII.
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. Note that any other avail-
able one- or two-character register name may 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 \} \}
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