term% cat index.txt TROFF(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual TROFF(7)
NAME
troff - addenda to troff manual
DESCRIPTION
These addenda apply to the reference.
New requests; none cause breaks:
.ab t print text t on standard error and stop
.cf f copy file f into troff output uninterpreted; assume net mo‐
tion is 0
.sy c execute unix comand c
.pi c pipe output of troff through command c
Deleted request:
.li
New escape sequences
\D'l dh dv'
draw line dh horizontally and dv vertically
\D'c d'
draw circle with diameter d extending right from current posi‐
tion
\D'e h v' draw ellipse with axis
h extending right from current position and vertical axis v
\D'a dh1 dv1 dh2 dv2'
arc counterclockwise from here, centered at dh1,dv1 to
dh1+dh2,dv1+dv2
\D'∼ dh1 dv1 dh2 dv2 ...' quadratic spline
\gr or \g(rr
format of number register r or rr; empty if not defined
\H'n' character height of present font is n points, width unchanged;
n=0 for present point size; +n increments; -n decrements
\S'n' slant output n degrees; n may be negative
New number registers:
$$ process id of troff; read only
.L line spacing (.ls); read only
.P 1 if page is being printed; 0 if suppressed by -o; read only
.R number of unused number registers
.b emboldening factor (.bd)
.j .ad setting, usable as argument to .ad
.k horizontal size of text (excluding indent) of current partial out‐
put line
c. input line-number, counting from 1 in each file; same as .c, but
writable
.T troff output device name (a string: \*(.T)
Number register deleted:
hp
SEE ALSO
J. F. Ossanna, NROFF/TROFF Reference Manual
troff(1)
TROFF(7)