tbl(1) General Commands Manual tbl(1) (NAME) tbl - groff (SYNOPSIS) tbl [-C] [file ...] tbl --help tbl -v tbl --version (DESCRIPTION) tbl groff(1) . tbl troff(1) roff(7) troff . file () (table region) .TS .TE troff . tbl tbl AT&T tbl troff AT&T troff ( troff ) . tbl -t groff(1) . file file "-" tbl . (Overview) tbl .TS ( ) .TE ( ) . . .T& . .TS/.TE ( ). ( roff tbl roff : . tbl . TS T& TE . tbl troff .) (region options) (format specification) () (entries) . . (Region options) .TS . . . . - (;) . allbox box doublebox frame doubleframe <<>> (boxed) . allbox box . box . tbl frame . center ( ) . tbl centre . decimalpoint(c) c N () ( << >> ). . delim(xy) x y eqn(1) . x y . doublebox box . tbl doubleframe . expand ( ) . ( ) . expand tbl ( ). tbl troff . x ( ) . linesize(n) ( box) n . . . nokeep roff (diversions) . tbl . -- . . nospaces . . nowarn . . tab(c) c . (Table format specification) : . (descriptors) . (classifier) (modifiers) . ( ) . . ( ). (row definition) . . . : ( ) . . "|" tbl . . "." . . tbl . . "CbCb,LR." . (bold) . "LR" . tbl L . (Column classifiers) L R C . A, a en . <<>> (alphabetic - ) L "LL,AR.". A <<>> (sub-columns) . C, c . L, l . N, n . tbl . . tbl tbl . roff \& ( ) tbl . N L R tbl N L R N . eqn N tbl . delim tbl eqn . R, r . S, s ( ). ^ ( ). _, - (rule). tbl . ( ) "_" . = . tbl . ( ) "=" . | ( ). . | ( ). tbl .T& . . . S . . tbl . (Column modifiers) . . . x e w e w x e w e w x ( ). b, B () f(B) . d, D ( <>) . . e, E . . f, F (typeface) . ( ) ( ) . . ( ft troff .) . i, I f(I) . m, M groff ( << >> ). . . . . groff (adjustment) (hyphenation). b f i p v (override) . p, P (type size). n . n . n . . ( ps troff .) ( ) . t, T . u, U <<>> (staggering) . Documenter's Workbench (DWB) 1.0 Research . v, V () . n . n . n . . ( vs troff .) ( ) . w, W . roff . ( ). en . . x, X . . Documenter's Workbench (DWB) 3.3 . x . . z, Z . Documenter's Workbench (DWB) 1.0 Research . n ( en) 3n . expand . . tbl . (Table data) . . ( .) tab . ( ) tbl . tbl roff . \& roff . .T& .TE . . (fill) . tbl . z w . roff ( ) . tbl . o (_ =) tbl . o _ = tbl . o \_ \= tbl () . o \Rx x roff tbl x . o \^ ( ). . _ = \& roff . \_ \= \R roff (\e \[rs]) . \^ groff (\[rs]\^). groff . (.) ( ) . \& roff . (Text blocks) . ( ) (text block) . tbl "T{" . "T}" . ( T{ T}). (diversion) troff . . . . A C L N R S (alignment) (adjustment) . na ad . . . w x ( ) LxC/(N+1) L C N . ll ( line length) . tbl troff dn dl . roff (roff interface) TW .TE troff TE . "T." . #T . . tbl T# . tbl ( (trap) ) . <<>> . tbl 3 . tbl . eqn (Interaction with eqn) tbl eqn(1) . (groff(1) .) EQ EN eqn delim tbl . GNU tbl (GNU tbl enhancements) tbl tbl AT&T . o . o . o tbl . (.T&) . o . o ( ). GNU tbl (Using GNU tbl within macros) . tbl ".." . . tbl tbl roff : troff . tbl \$1 \$2 troff . tbl ( if ie el while) . tbl lf tbl . "c." . (OPTIONS) --help -v --version . -C AT&T: .TS .TE (leader) \a . (EXIT STATUS) tbl 0 2 1 . (LIMITATIONS) tbl ( roff) \" \! . . ms mm me . .TS "H" TS H . TH . TH . / (keep/release) (divert) . bp "TS H" . bp : . \! << >> (bubble up). <<>> . grotty(1) . u . (<< nroff>>) vee doublebox . nroff troff : ne . nroff . . \a (leader) tbl . : \a . roff (Control+A) \a : . .ds a \a .TS box center tab(;); Lw(2i)0 L. Population\*a;6,327,119 .TE +------------------------------+ |Population? 6,327,119 | +------------------------------+ "|" "|LCR|." en . ( ) <<>> (dummy) . .TS center tab(#); R0|L C R0|L. _ #levulose#glucose#dextrose# _ .TE . (EXAMPLES) tbl . .TS box center tab(#); Cb Cb L L. Ability#Application Strength#crushes a tomato Dexterity#dodges a thrown tomato Constitution#eats a month-old tomato without becoming ill Intelligence#knows that a tomato is a fruit Wisdom#chooses \f[I]not\f[] to put tomato in a fruit salad Charisma#sells tomato-based fruit salads to hypercarnivores .TE +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ability Application | |Strength crushes a tomato | |Dexterity dodges a thrown tomato | |Constitution eats a month-old tomato without becoming ill | |Intelligence knows that a tomato is a fruit | |Wisdom chooses not to put tomato in a fruit salad | |Charisma sells tomato-based fruit salads to hypercarnivores | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ A N . .TS center tab(;); CbS,LN,AN. Daily energy intake (in MJ) Macronutrients .\" assume 3 significant figures of precision Carbohydrates;4.5 Fats;2.25 Protein;3 .T& LN,AN. Mineral Pu-239;14.6 _ .T& LN. Total;\[ti]24.4 .TE Daily energy intake (in MJ) Macronutrients Carbohydrates 4.5 Fats 2.25 Protein 3 Mineral Pu-239 14.6 ---------------------------- Total ~24.4 mandoc tbl . . .TS box center tab(:); Lz S | Rt Ld| Cb| ^ ^ | Rz S. left:r l:center: :right .TE +-----------+---+ |left | r | |l | center | | | | right | +--+------------+ . .TS center tab(|); Cf(BI) Cf(BI) Cf(B), C C Cu. n|n\f[B]\[tmu]\f[]n|difference 1|1 2|4|3 3|9|5 4|16|7 5|25|9 6|36|11 .TE n nxn difference 1 1 2 4 3 3 9 5 4 16 7 5 25 9 6 36 11 tbl . tbl . <> . .de BP . ie '\\n(.z'' .bp \\$1 . el \!.BP \\$1 .. (SEE ALSO) "Tbl--A Program to Format Tables", M. E. Lesk, 1976 ( 16 1979), AT&T 49. mandoc tbl . groff(1), troff(1) groff 1.24.1 2026-03-15 tbl(1)