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tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS

tbl [ files ] ...

DESCRIPTION

Tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or troff.1 The input files are copied to the standard output, except for lines between .TS and .TE command lines, which are assumed to describe tables and are reformatted. Details are given in the tbl.1 reference manual.

EXAMPLE

As an example, letting \t represent a tab (which should be typed as a genuine tab) the input

.TS

c s s
c c s
c c c
l n n.
Household Population
Town\tHouseholds
\tNumber\tSize
Bedminster\t789\t3.26
Bernards Twp.\t3087\t3.74
Bernardsville\t2018\t3.30
Bound Brook\t3425\t3.04
Branchburg\t1644\t3.49
Bridgewater\t7897\t3.81
Far Hills\t240\t3.19
.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
Bridgewater      7897    3.81
Far Hills         240    3.19

If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so it may be used as a filter. When tbl is used with eqn or neqn the tbl command should be first, to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes.

tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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