tbl(1)

Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Examples | Files | Attributes | See Also

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

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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
	Number	Size
Bedminster	789	3.26
Bernards Twp.	3087	3.74
Bernardsville	2018	3.30
Bound Brook	3425	3.04
Branchburg	1644	3.49

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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 attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWdoc

See Also

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

SunOS 5.11  Last Revised 2 Aug 1994

Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Examples | Files | Attributes | See Also