|  | 
 NAME     
 |  |  |  | troff, nroff – text formatting and typesetting 
 | 
 SYNOPSIS     
 |  |  |  | troff [ option ... ] [ file ... ] 
    
    
    nroff [ option ... ] [ file ... ] 
 | 
 DESCRIPTION     
 |  |  |  | Troff formats text in the named files for printing on a typesetter.
    Nroff does the same, but produces output suitable for typewriter-like
    devices. 
    
    
    If no file argument is present, the standard input is read. An
    argument consisting of a single minus (−) is taken to be a file
    name corresponding to the standard input. The options are: −olist   Print pages in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges.
    A range N−M means N through M; initial −M means up to M; final
    N− means from N to the end.
 −nN    Number first generated page N.
 −mnameProcess the macro file /sys/lib/tmac/tmac.name before the
    input files.
 −raN    Set register a (one character name) to N.
 −i     Read standard input after the input files are exhausted.
 −q     Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request.
 −N     Produce output suitable for typewriter-like devices.
 
 Typesetter devices (not −N) only −a     Send a printable textual approximation of the results to the
    standard output.
 −TdestPrepare output for typesetter dest:
 
 −Fdir   Take font information from directory dir.|  |  |  | |  |  |  | −Tutf    (The default.) PostScript printers with preprocessing to
            handle Unicode characters encoded in UTF −Tpost   Regular PostScript printers
 −T202    Mergenthaler Linotron 202
 
 | 
 | 
 
 Typewriter (−N) output only  −sN    Halt prior to every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading
    or changing.
 −TnamePrepare output for specified terminal. Known names include
    utf for the normal Plan 9 UTF encoding of the Unicode Standard
    character set (default), 37 for the Teletype model 37, lp (‘line-printer’)
    for any terminal without half-line capability, 450 for the DASI-450
    (Diablo Hyterm), and think (HP ThinkJet).
 −e     Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal
    resolution.
 −h     Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and
    reduce output character count. Tab settings are assumed to be
    every 8 nominal character widths.
 
 | 
 FILES     
 SOURCE     
 SEE ALSO     
 |  |  |  | lpr(1), proof(1), tr2post(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), pic(1), grap(1),
    doctype(1), ms(7), image(7), tex(1), deroff(1) J. F. Ossanna and B. W. Kernighan, “Troff User’s Manual”
 B. W. Kernighan, “A TROFF Tutorial”, Unix Research System Programmer’s
    Manual, Tenth Edition, Volume 2.
 
 | 
 |  |