GNU troff Reference (The GNU troff Manual)

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5 GNU `troff` Reference

This chapter covers all of the facilities of the GNU troff formatting program. Users of macro packages may skip it if not interested in details.

• Text

• Page Geometry

• Measurements

• Numeric Expressions

• Identifiers

• Formatter Instructions

• Comments

• Manipulating Filling and Adjustment

• Manipulating Hyphenation

• Manipulating Spacing

• Tabs and Fields

• Character Translations

• troff and nroff Modes

• Line Layout

• Line Continuation

• Page Layout

• Page Control

• Using Fonts

• Manipulating Type Size and Vertical Spacing

• Colors

• Strings

• Conditionals and Loops

• Writing Macros

• Page Motions

• Output Line Annotation

• Drawing Geometric Objects

• Deferring Output

• Traps

• Punning Names

• Environments

• Suppressing Output

• Host System Service Access

• Postprocessor Access

• Miscellaneous

• GNU troff Internals

• Implementation Differences

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