AT&T UNIX™PC Unix System V Users Manual - tenox

TBL(l) TBL(l)
If a data line consists of only _ or = , a single or double line,
respectively, is drawn across the table at that point; if a single
item in a data line consists of only _ or = , then that item is
replaced by a single or double line.
Full details of all these and other features of tbl are given in the
reference manual cited below. �
The -TX option forces tbl to use only full vertical line motions,
making the output more suitable for devices that cannot generate
partial vertical line motions (e.g., line printers).
If no file names are given as arguments (or if - is specified as the
last argument), tbl reads the standard input, so it may be used as
a filter. When it is used with eqn(1) or neqn, tbl should come
first to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes.
EXAMPLE
If we let -+ represent a tab (which should be typed as a genuine
tab), then the input:
yields:
.TS
center box
cB s s
cl 1 cl s
" 1 c c
I 1 n n •
Household Population
Town-+Households
-+ Number-+Size
Bedminster-+ 789-->3.26
Bernards Twp.-+3087 -+3. 7 4
Bernardsville-->2018-+3.30
Bound Brook-+3425-->3.04
Bridgewater-> 7897 -->3.81
Far Hills-+240-->3.19
.TE
Household Pooulation
Town
Households
Nnmber Size
Bedminster 789 3.26
Bernards Twp. 3087 3.74
Bernardsville 2018 3.30
Bound Brook 3425 3.04
Bridgewater 7897 3.81
Far Hills 240 3.19
SEE ALSO
TBL-A Program to Format Tables in the UNIX System Document
Processing Guide .
cw( 1), eqn( 1), mm( l), nroff(1), mm(5).
- 2-