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.Sq TE |
.Sq TE |
.Xr roff 7 |
.Xr roff 7 |
macros. |
macros. |
A table consists of an optional single line of table options terminated |
A table consists of an optional single line of table |
by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of layout specification |
.Sx Options |
terminated by a period, then table data. |
terminated by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of |
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.Sx Layout |
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specifications terminated by a period, then |
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.Sx Data . |
All input must be 7-bit ASCII. |
All input must be 7-bit ASCII. |
Example: |
Example: |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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.Em pre-processed , |
.Em pre-processed , |
that is, data rows are parsed then inserted into the underlying stream |
that is, data rows are parsed then inserted into the underlying stream |
of input data. |
of input data. |
This allows data rows to be interspersed by arbitrary |
This allows data rows to be interspersed by arbitrary |
.Xr roff 7 , |
.Xr roff 7 , |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
and |
and |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
in the case of |
in the case of |
.Xr man 7 . |
.Xr man 7 . |
.Ss Table Options |
.Ss Options |
The first line of a table consists of its options, which consists of |
The first line of a table consists of space-separated option keys and |
space-separated keys and modifiers terminated by a semicolon. |
modifiers terminated by a semicolon. |
If the first line does not have a terminating semicolon, it is assumed |
If the first line does not have a terminating semicolon, it is assumed |
that no options are specified and instead a layout is processed. |
that no options are specified and instead a |
Some options accept arguments enclosed by paranthesis. |
.Sx Layout |
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is processed. |
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Some options accept arguments enclosed by parenthesis. |
The following case-insensitive options are available: |
The following case-insensitive options are available: |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It Cm center |
.It Cm center |
Line 161 This option is not supported by |
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Line 166 This option is not supported by |
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.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.It Cm tab |
.It Cm tab |
Accepts a single-character argument. |
Accepts a single-character argument. |
This character is used a delimiter between data cells, which otherwise |
This character is used as a delimiter between data cells, which otherwise |
defaults to the tab character. |
defaults to the tab character. |
.It Cm linesize |
.It Cm linesize |
Accepts a natural number (all digits). |
Accepts a natural number (all digits). |
Line 181 This option is not supported by |
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Line 186 This option is not supported by |
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This option is not supported by |
This option is not supported by |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.El |
.El |
.Ss Table Layout |
.Ss Layout |
The table layout follows table options, except in the case of |
The table layout follows |
.Sx \&T& , |
.Sx Options |
where it immediately procedes invocation. |
or a |
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.Sq \&T& |
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macro invocation. |
Layout specifies how data rows are displayed on output. |
Layout specifies how data rows are displayed on output. |
Each layout line corresponds to a line of data; the last layout line |
Each layout line corresponds to a line of data; the last layout line |
applies to all remaining data lines. |
applies to all remaining data lines. |
Line 224 Emit a vertical bar instead of data. |
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Line 231 Emit a vertical bar instead of data. |
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Emit a double-vertical bar instead of data. |
Emit a double-vertical bar instead of data. |
.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
For example, following layout specifies a centre-justified column of |
For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of |
minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified |
minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified |
column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column |
column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column |
justified about the decimal point in numbers: |
justified about the decimal point in numbers: |
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.Cm i . |
.Cm i . |
All of these are ignored by |
All of these are ignored by |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Ss Table Data |
.Ss Data |
The data section follows the last layout row. |
The data section follows the last layout row. |
By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab. |
By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab. |
This behaviour may be changed with the |
This behaviour may be changed with the |
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.Cm \e- |
.Cm \e- |
or |
or |
.Cm \e= |
.Cm \e= |
is specified, a line is drawn within the data field (i.e., terminating |
is specified, a line is drawn within the data field (i.e. terminating |
within the cell and not draw to the border). |
within the cell and not draw to the border). |
If the last cell of a line is |
If the last cell of a line is |
.Cm T{ , |
.Cm T{ , |
all subsequent lines are included as part of the cell until |
all subsequent lines are included as part of the cell until |
.Cm T} |
.Cm T} |
is specified on its own line. |
is specified as its own data cell. |
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It may then be followed by a tab |
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.Pq or as designated by Cm tab |
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or an end-of-line to terminate the row. |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other |
This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other |
.Nm |
.Nm |
Line 286 implementation allows them. |
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Line 296 implementation allows them. |
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.El |
.El |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr mandoc 1 , |
.Xr mandoc 1 , |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 , |
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.Xr roff 7 , |
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.Xr man 7 , |
.Xr man 7 , |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 , |
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.Xr mdoc 7 , |
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.Xr roff 7 |
.Rs |
.Rs |
.%A M. E. Lesk |
.%A M. E. Lesk |
.%T Tbl\(emA Program to Format Tables |
.%T Tbl\(emA Program to Format Tables |