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  out-
             put file.


     -mm     Copy the -mm macro package to the front of the  out-
             put file.


     -ms     Copy the -ms macro package to the front of the  out-
             put 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



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User Commands                                              tbl(1)



       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


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWdoc                     
    


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









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