tbl

 

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 User Commands                                              tbl(1)
 
 
 


NAME
      tbl - format tables for nroff or troff
 


SYNOPSIS
      tbl [ -me ]  [ -mm ]  [ -ms ]   [ filename ]  ...
 


DESCRIPTION
      tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff(1)  or
      troff(1).  The  input  filenames  are copied to the standard
      output, except that lines between .TS and .TE command  lines
      are assumed to describe tables and are reformatted.
 
      If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input,  so
      tbl  may  be used as a filter.  When tbl is used with eqn(1)
      or neqn, the tbl command should be first,  to  minimize  the
      volume of data passed through pipes.
 


OPTIONS
      -me   Copy the -me macro package to the front of the  output
            file.
 
      -mm   Copy the -mm macro package to the front of the  output
            file.
 
      -ms   Copy the -ms macro package to the front of the  output
            file.
 
 EXAMPLES
      Example 1: Using tbl
 
      As an example, letting `@' (at-sign) represent a TAB,  which
      should be typed as an actual TAB character in the input file
 
      .TS
      c s s
      c c s
      c c c
      l n n.
      Household Population
      Town@Households
      @Number@Size
      Bedminster@789@3.26
      Bernards Twp.@3087@3.74
      Bernardsville@2018@3.30
      Bound Brook@3425@3.04
      Branchburg@1644@3.49
      .TE
 
      yields
 
                          Household Population
             Town                         Households
 
 
 
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 User Commands                                              tbl(1)
 
 
 
                           Number                Size
      Bedminster           789                   3.26
      Bernards Twp.        3087                  3.74
      Bernardsville        2018                  3.30
      Bound Brook          3425                  3.04
      Branchburg           1644                  3.49
 
 


FILES
      /usr/share/lib/tmac/e
            -me macros
 
      /usr/share/lib/tmac/m
            -mm macros
 
      /usr/share/lib/tmac/s
            -ms macros
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWdoc                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      eqn(1), nroff(1), troff(1), attributes(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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