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    TBL(1)		    UNIX Programmer's Manual		   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 and are reformatted.  Details
         are given in the tbl(1) reference manual.

    EXAMPLE
         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 tbl is used with eqn or
         neqn the tbl command should be first, to minimize the volume
         of data passed through pipes.

    Printed 11/26/99	 April 29, 1985                         1

    TBL(1)		    UNIX Programmer's Manual		   TBL(1)

    SEE ALSO
         troff(1), eqn(1)
         M. E. Lesk, TBL.

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