TROFF TEXT FORMATTER

INTRODUCTION
The standard UNIX text formatter, troff, and its related programs are available on many Campus Network systems. These programs are tools for producing typeset quality documents. For the specific troff commands to use within your document, you will need to consult a complete troff reference manual. Many books on the subject of UNIX textprocessing software (nroff and troff) are available at the Boston University bookstore.

The most recent and most powerful troff program is known as ditroff, device independent troff. Ditroff, and associated device independant preprocessors (dtbl, deqn, and dpic) are available on some Campus Network systems. Ask your system administrator about availability.

INDEX OF COMMAND NAMES:
NAME PURPOSE:

               nroff              screen display of troff
                                  document

               troff              basic troff processor
               psroff             process troff for Postscript
                                  printers

               tbl                make tables
               eqn                make equations
               pic                make pictures

               deroff             strip troff commands from a
                                  document

               roffbib            produce bibliographies

SAMPLE COMMAND FORMATS:
Print a troff document using the ms macro package. (the macros are named after the nroff/troff options that invoke them: -ms, -mm, and -me packages)

          % psroff -ms filename

          % eqn filename | psroff -ms

          % tbl filename | eqn | psroff -ms

          % pic filename | tbl | eqn | psroff -ms

REFERENCES
See the online manual pages for complete details on using these commands.