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File Formats fspec(4)
NAME
fspec - format specification in text files
DESCRIPTION
It is sometimes convenient to maintain text files on the
system with non-standard tabs, (tabs that are not set at
every eighth column). Such files must generally be converted
to a standard format, frequently by replacing all tabs with
the appropriate number of spaces, before they can be pro-
cessed by system commands. A format specification occurring
in the first line of a text file specifies how tabs are to
be expanded in the remainder of the file.
A format specification consists of a sequence of parameters
separated by blanks and surrounded by the brackets <: and
:>. Each parameter consists of a keyletter, possibly fol-
lowed immediately by a value. The following parameters are
recognized:
ttabs The t parameter specifies the tab settings
for the file. The value of tabs must be one
of the following:
o A list of column numbers separated by
commas, indicating tabs set at the
specified columns.
o A '-' followed immediately by an
integer n, indicating tabs at intervals
of n columns.
o A '-' followed by the name of a
``canned'' tab specification.
Standard tabs are specified by t-8, or
equivalently, t1,9,17,25, etc. The canned
tabs that are recognized are defined by the
tabs(1) command.
ssize The s parameter specifies a maximum line
size. The value of size must be an integer.
Size checking is performed after tabs have
been expanded, but before the margin is
prepended.
mmargin The m parameter specifies a number of spaces
to be prepended to each line. The value of
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File Formats fspec(4)
margin must be an integer.
d The d parameter takes no value. Its presence
indicates that the line containing the for-
mat specification is to be deleted from the
converted file.
e The e parameter takes no value. Its presence
indicates that the current format is to pre-
vail only until another format specification
is encountered in the file.
Default values, which are assumed for parameters not sup-
plied, are t-8 and m0. If the s parameter is not specified,
no size checking is performed. If the first line of a file
does not contain a format specification, the above defaults
are assumed for the entire file. The following is an example
of a line containing a format specification:
* <:t5,10,15 s72:> *
If a format specification can be disguised as a comment, it
is not necessary to code the d parameter.
SEE ALSO
ed(1), newform(1), tabs(1)
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