On Unix-like operating systems, the nroff command (short for “new runoff”), is used to format (“run off”) documents for display or fixed-width printing. In addition to user functions, internally, the system uses it to format the text in man pages.
This page covers the GNU/Linux version of nroff.
Syntax
nroff [-e] [-h] [-i] [-q] [-mname] [-nN] [-opagelist] [-raN] [-sN] [-Tname]
Options
Examples
nroff -s4 -me users.guide
Formats users.guide using the -me macro package.
- Syntax
- Examples
- Related commands
- Linux commands help
Related commands
checknr — Check nroff and troff files for errors.col — Filter reverse linefeeds.eqn — Language processor for describing equations.man — Display the manual page of a given command.tbl — Preprocessor that formats tables for nroff or troff.troff — Typeset or format documents for terminal display or line-printer.
