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NAME

6       tbl - format tables for nroff or troff
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SYNOPSIS

9       tbl [ files ] ...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Tbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or troff(1).  The
13       input files are copied to the standard output, except for lines between
14       .TS  and  .TE  command  lines, which are assumed to describe tables and
15       reformatted.  Details are given in the reference manual.
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17       As an example, letting \t represent a tab (which should be typed  as  a
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20              .TS
21              c s s
22              c c s
23              c c c
24              l n n.
25              Household Population
26              Town\tHouseholds
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28              Bedminster\t789\t3.26
29              Bernards Twp.\t3087\t3.74
30              Bernardsville\t2018\t3.30
31              Bound Brook\t3425\t3.04
32              Branchburg\t1644\t3.49
33              Bridgewater\t7897\t3.81
34              Far Hills\t240\t3.19
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42       If  no  arguments are given, tbl reads the standard input, so it may be
43       used as a filter.  When it is used with eqn or  neqn  the  tbl  command
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SEE ALSO

47       troff(1), eqn(1)
48       M. E. Lesk, TBL.
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