nroff
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nroff is a classic Unix text-formatting program used to prepare documents for display on terminals and line printers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unix program
ⓘ
command-line utility ⓘ text-formatting program ⓘ |
| alternativeImplementation | GNU groff nroff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | roff ⓘ |
| category | Unix text processing utilities ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph F. Ossanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Bell Labs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | Unix operating system ⓘ |
| distribution | util-linux (on some systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | nroff(1) manual page ⓘ |
| era | early Unix era ⓘ |
| hasManPageSection | 1 ⓘ |
| hasOption |
-T
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-man ⓘ -mm ⓘ -ms ⓘ |
| historicalRole | standard Unix text formatter for terminals ⓘ |
| includedIn |
AT&T Unix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BSD Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ many modern Unix distributions ⓘ |
| influenced | GNU groff nroff mode ⓘ |
| inputFormat | plain text with formatting commands ⓘ |
| license | varies by implementation ⓘ |
| outputFormat | formatted text ⓘ |
| partOf | Unix text processing tools ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedTo | troff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Unix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| supportsBackspaceOverstrike | true ⓘ |
| supportsConditionals | true ⓘ |
| supportsLineLengthControl | true ⓘ |
| supportsMacros | true ⓘ |
| supportsOutputDevice |
line printer
ⓘ
terminal ⓘ |
| supportsPageLengthControl | true ⓘ |
| supportsPreprocessorIntegration |
eqn
ⓘ
pic ⓘ tbl ⓘ |
| supportsRegisters | true ⓘ |
| typicalInvocation | nroff [options] file ⓘ |
| usedFor |
formatting manual pages
ⓘ
formatting simple reports ⓘ formatting technical documents ⓘ |
| usesEscapeCharacter | \ ⓘ |
| usesMacroLanguage | roff macro language ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Unix Text Processing
subject surface form:
Unix Text Processing