TBL(1)							   TBL(1)

NAME
       tbl - format tables for nroff or troff

SYNOPSIS
       tbl [ files ] ...

DESCRIPTION
       Tbl  is	a preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or
       troff(1).  The input files are copied to the standard out-
       put,  except  for lines between .TS and .TE command lines,
       which are assumed  to  describe	tables	and  reformatted.
       Details are given in the reference manual.

       As an example, letting \t represent a tab (which should be
       typed as a genuine tab) the input

	      .TS
	      c s s
	      c c s
	      c c c
	      l n n.
	      Household Population
	      Town\tHouseholds
	      \tNumber\tSize
	      Bedminster\t789\t3.26
	      Bernards Twp.\t3087\t3.74
	      Bernardsville\t2018\t3.30
	      Bound Brook\t3425\t3.04
	      Branchburg\t1644\t3.49
	      Bridgewater\t7897\t3.81
	      Far Hills\t240\t3.19
	      .TE

       yields

		  Household Population
		  Town	       Households
			      Number   Size
	      Bedminster	789    3.26
	      Bernards Twp.    3087    3.74
	      Bernardsville    2018    3.30
	      Bound Brook      3425    3.04
	      Branchburg       1644    3.49
	      Bridgewater      7897    3.81
	      Far Hills		240    3.19

       If no arguments are given, tbl reads the	 standard  input,
       so  it  may be used as a filter.	 When it is used with eqn
       or neqn the tbl command should be first, to  minimize  the
       volume of data passed through pipes.

SEE ALSO
       troff(1), eqn(1)

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TBL(1)							   TBL(1)

       M. E. Lesk, TBL.

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