NAME

troff - typeset or format documents

SYNOPSIS

/usr/ucb/troff [ -afiz ] [ -Fdir ] [ -mname  ]  [  -nN  ]  [
-olist ] [ -raN ]
   [ -sN ] [ -Tdest ] [ -uN ] [ filename ] ...

DESCRIPTION

troff formats text in the filenames. 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 - as a filename argument indicates that standard input is to be read at that point in the list of input files; troff reads the files named ahead of the - in the arguments list, then text from the standard input, and then text from the files named after the -.

The following options may appear in any order, but they  all
must appear before the first filename.
-a   Send a printable approximation of the formatted  output
     to the standard output file.
-f   Do not print a trailer after the final page  of  output
     or cause the postprocessor to relinquish control of the
     device.
-i   Read the standard  input  after  the  input  files  are
     exhausted.
-z   Suppress formatted output.   Only  diagnostic  messages
     and messages output using the .tm request are output.
-Fdir
     Search the directory dir for font width tables  instead
     of the system-dependent default directory.
-mname
     Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name  to  the
     input  filenames.  Note: most references to macro pack-
     ages include the leading m as part  of  the  name;  for
     example,    the    man   macro   package   resides   in
     /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an.
-nN  Number 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.
-raN Set register a (one-character) to N.
-sN  Stop the phototypesetter every N pages.  On  some  dev-
     ices,  troff  produces  a  trailer  so  you  can change
     cassettes; resume by pressing  the  typesetter's  start
     button.
-Tdest
     Prepare output  for  typesetter  dest.   The  following
     values can be supplied for dest:
          202  Mergenthaler  Linotron  202.  This   is   the
               default value.
          cat  Graphics Systems C/A/T.
          aps  Autologic APS-5.
-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.

FILES

/tmp/trtmp temporary file

/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files

/usr/ucblib/doctools/font/* font width tables for alternate mounted troff fonts

SEE ALSO

checknr(1), chmod(1),  eqn(1),  lpd(1M),  lpr(1),  nroff(1),
tbl(1),  man(7),  me(7),  ms(7).   chmod(1),  col(1)  in the
User's Reference Manual.