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Updated: July 2017
 
 

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
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 attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability
text/doctools

See Also

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