−olist

Print only pages whose page numbers appear in the comma-separated list of numbers and ranges. A range N−M means pages N through M; an initial −N means from the beginning to page N; and a final N− means from N to the end.

−nN

Number first generated page N.

−sN

Stop every N pages. Nroff will halt prior to every N pages (default N=1) to allow paper loading or changing, and will resume upon receipt of a newline. Troff will stop the phototypesetter every N pages, produce a trailer to allow changing cassettes, and resume when the typesetter’s start button is pressed.

−mname

Prepend the macro file /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name to the input files.

−raN

Set register a (one-character) to N.

−i

Read standard input after the input files are exhausted.

−q

Invoke the simultaneous input-output mode of the rd request.

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−Tname

Prepare output for specified terminal. Known names are 37 for the (default) Teletype Corporation Model 37 terminal, tn300 for the GE TermiNet 300 (or any terminal without half-line capability), 300S for the DASI -300S, 300 for the DASI -300, and 450 for the DASI -450 (Diablo Hyterm).

−e

Produce equally-spaced words in adjusted lines, using full terminal resolution.

−h

Use output tabs during horizontal spacing to speed output and reduce output character count. Tab settings are assumed to be every 8 nominal character widths.

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−t

Direct output to the standard output instead of the phototypesetter.

−f

Refrain from feeding out paper and stopping phototypesetter at the end of the run.

−w

Wait until phototypesetter is available, if currently busy.

−b

Report whether the phototypesetter is busy or available. No text processing is done.

−a

Send a printable ASCII approximation of the results to the standard output.

−pN

Print all characters in point size N while retaining all prescribed spacings and motions, to reduce phototypesetter elasped time.

−g

Prepare output for a GCOS phototypesetter and direct it to the standard output (see gcat(1)).

If the file /usr/adm/tracct is writable, troff keeps phototypesetter accounting records there. The integrity of that file may be secured by making troff a ’set user-id’ program.

FILES

/usr/lib/suftab suffix hyphenation tables
/tmp/ta* temporary file
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.* standard macro files
/usr/lib/term/* terminal driving tables for nroff
/usr/lib/font/* font width tables for troff
/dev/cat phototypesetter
/usr/adm/tracct accounting statistics for /dev/cat

SEE ALSO

J. F. Ossanna, Nroff/Troff user’s manual
B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial
eqn(1), tbl(1)
col(1), tk(1) (nroff only)
tc(1), gcat(1) (troff only)

troff(1)