99 lines
2.0 KiB
Groff
99 lines
2.0 KiB
Groff
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.\" -*- nroff -*-
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.TH GTBL @MAN1EXT@ "21 July 1990" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
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.SH NAME
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gtbl \- table formatter for groff
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B gtbl
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[
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.B \-Cv
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]
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[
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.IR files \|.\|.\|.
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B gtbl
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is a preprocessor for
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.B groff
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for formatting tables.
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Normally, it should be invoked using the
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.B \-t
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option of
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.B groff.
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It is highly compatible with
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.BR tbl .
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The output generated by
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.B gtbl
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cannot be processed with
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.BR ditroff ;
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it must be processed with
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.BR gtroff .
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If no files are given on the command line, the standard input
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will be read.
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A filename of
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.B \-
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will cause the standard input to be read.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B \-C
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Recognize
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.B .TS
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and
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.B .TE
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even when followed by a character other than space or newline.
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.TP
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.B \-v
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Print the version number.
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.SH USAGE
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Only the differences between
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.B gtbl
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and
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.B tbl
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are described here.
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.LP
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The
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.B f
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format modifier can be followed by an arbitrary length
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font name in parentheses.
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.LP
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There is a
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.B d
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format modifier which means that a vertically spanning entry
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should be aligned at the bottom of its range.
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.LP
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There is no limit on the number of columns in a table, nor any limit
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on the number of text blocks.
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All the lines of a table are considered in deciding column
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widths, not just the first 200.
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Table continuation
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.RB ( .T& )
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lines are not restricted to the first 200 lines.
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.LP
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Numeric and alphabetic items may appear in the same column.
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.LP
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Numeric and alphabetic items may span horizontally.
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.LP
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.B gtbl
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uses register, string, macro and diversion names beginning with
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.BR 3 .
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When using
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.B gtbl
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you should avoid using any names beginning with a
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.BR 3 .
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.SH BUGS
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You should use
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.BR .TS\ H / .TH
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for
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.I all
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multi-page boxed tables.
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If there is no header that you wish to appear at the top of each page
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of the table, place the
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.B .TH
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line immediately after the format section.
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Do not enclose a multi-page table within keep/release macros,
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or divert it in any other way.
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.LP
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A text block within a table must be able to fit on one page.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR groff (@MAN1EXT@),
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.BR gtroff (@MAN1EXT@)
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