1tbl(1) User Commands tbl(1)
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6 tbl - format tables for nroff or troff
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9 tbl [-me] [-mm] [-ms] [filename]...
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13 tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff(1) or troff(1).
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19 If no arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so tbl may be
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25 -me Copy the -me macro package to the front of the output file.
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35 Example 1 Using tbl
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38 As an example, letting `@' (at-sign) represent a TAB, which should be
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43 c s s
44 c c s
45 c c c
46 l n n.
47 Household Population
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50 Bedminster@789@3.26
51 Bernards Twp.@3087@3.74
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53 Bound Brook@3425@3.04
54 Branchburg@1644@3.49
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70 Bedminster 789 3.26
71 Bernards Twp. 3087 3.74
72 Bernardsville 2018 3.30
73 Bound Brook 3425 3.04
74 Branchburg 1644 3.49
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78 /usr/share/lib/tmac/e -me macros
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93 ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
94 │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
95 ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
96 │Availability │SUNWdoc │
97 └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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104SunOS 5.11 2 Aug 1994 tbl(1)