1NROFF(1) General Commands Manual NROFF(1)
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6 nroff - emulate nroff command with groff
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9 nroff [ -h ] [ -i ] [ -mname ] [ -nnum ] [ -olist ] [ -p ] [ -rcn ]
10 [ -S ] [ -t ] [ -Tname ] [ -U ] [ -v ] [ file ... ]
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13 The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff. Only ascii,
14 ascii8, latin1, utf8, nippon, and cp1047 are valid arguments for the -T
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16 rent locale to select a default output device. It first tries the
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20 The -h and -c options are equivalent to grotty's options -h (using tabs
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22 escape sequences). The -C, -i, -n, -m, -o, and -r options have the
23 effect described in troff(1). In addition, nroff silently ignores the
24 options -e, -q, and -s (which are not implemented in troff). Options
25 -p (pic), -t (tbl), -S (safer), and -U (unsafe) are passed to groff.
26 -v shows the version number.
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31 groff executable before searching in PATH. If unset, `/usr/bin'
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44Groff Version 1.18.1.4 11 November 2010 NROFF(1)