# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/ul.0

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

    NAME
         ul - do underlining

    SYNOPSIS
         ul [ -i ] [ -t terminal ] [ name ...  ]

    DESCRIPTION
         Ul reads the named files (or standard input if none are
         given) and translates occurrences of underscores to the
         sequence which indicates underlining for the terminal in
         use, as specified by the environment variable TERM.  The -t
         option overrides the terminal kind specified in the environ-
         ment.  The file /etc/termcap is read to determine the
         appropriate sequences for underlining.  If the terminal is
         incapable of underlining, but is capable of a standout mode
         then that is used instead.  If the terminal can overstrike,
         or handles underlining automatically, ul degenerates to
         cat(1).  If the terminal cannot underline, underlining is
         ignored.

         The -i option causes ul to indicate underlining onto by a
         separate line containing appropriate dashes `-'; this is
         useful when you want to look at the underlining which is
         present in an nroff output stream on a crt-terminal.

    SEE ALSO
         man(1), nroff(1), colcrt(1)

    BUGS
         Nroff usually outputs a series of backspaces and underlines
         intermixed with the text to indicate underlining.	No
         attempt is made to optimize the backward motion.

    Printed 11/26/99	   May 7, 1986				1

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