plan9-troff(1)

Usage

troff [option ...] [file ...]

nroff [option ...] [file ...]

Overview

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.

-mname: Process 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.

-Tdest

Prepare output for typesetter dest:

-Tutf: (The default.) PostScript printers with preprocessing to handle Unicode characters encoded in UTF

-Tpost: Regular PostScript printers

-T202: Mergenthaler Linotron 202

-Fdir: Take font information from directory dir.

Typewriter (-N) output only

-sN: Halt prior to every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing.

-Tname: Prepare 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

/tmp/trtmp*: temporary file

/tmac/tmac.*: standard macro files

/troff/term/*: terminal driving tables for nroff

/troff/font/*: font width tables for troff

Source

/src/cmd/troff

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

6.0–7