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 .\" Copyright (c) 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>  .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
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Line 98  Table data is
Line 98  Table data is
 .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
Line 138  If the first line does not have a terminating semicolo
Line 138  If the first line does not have a terminating semicolo
 that no options are specified and instead a  that no options are specified and instead a
 .Sx Layout  .Sx Layout
 is processed.  is processed.
 Some options accept arguments enclosed by paranthesis.  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 166  This option is not supported by
Line 166  This option is not supported by
 .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 180  Accepts a single-character argument.
Line 180  Accepts a single-character argument.
 This character will be used as the decimal point with the  This character will be used as the decimal point with the
 .Cm n  .Cm n
 layout key.  layout key.
 This option is not supported by  
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm nospaces  .It Cm nospaces
 This option is not supported by  This option is not supported by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Xr mandoc 1 .
Line 205  Right-justify a literal string within its column.
Line 203  Right-justify a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm l  .It Cm l
 Left-justify a literal string within its column.  Left-justify a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm n  .It Cm n
 Justify a number around its decimal point.  Justify a number around its last decimal point.
 If the decimal point is not found on the number, it's assumed to trail  If the decimal point is not found on the number, it's assumed to trail
 the number.  the number.
 .It Cm s  .It Cm s
   Horizontally span columns from the last
   .No non- Ns Cm s
   data cell.
   It is an error if spanning columns follow a
   .Cm \-
   or
   .Cm \(ba
   cell, or come first.
 This option is not supported by  This option is not supported by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Xr mandoc 1 .
 .It Cm a  .It Cm a
 This option is not supported by  Left-justify a literal string and pad with one space.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm ^  .It Cm ^
 This option is not supported by  Vertically span rows from the last
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .No non- Ns Cm ^
   data cell.
   It is an error to invoke a vertical span on the first layout row.
   Unlike a horizontal spanner, you must specify an empty cell (if it not
   empty, the data is discarded) in the corresponding data cell.
 .It Cm \-  .It Cm \-
 Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a single  Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a single
 horizontal line.  horizontal line.
Line 231  Emit a vertical bar instead of data.
Line 240  Emit a vertical bar instead of data.
 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  
 minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified  
 column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column  
 justified about the decimal point in numbers:  
 .Pp  
 .Dl c10 | l10 | n  
 .Pp  
 Keys may be followed by a set of modifiers.  Keys may be followed by a set of modifiers.
 A modifier is either a modifier key or a natural number for specifying  A modifier is either a modifier key or a natural number for specifying
 spacing.  the minimum width of a column.
 The following case-insensitive modifier keys are available:  The following case-insensitive modifier keys are available:
 .Cm z ,  .Cm z ,
 .Cm u ,  .Cm u ,
Line 255  and
Line 257  and
 .Cm i .  .Cm i .
 All of these are ignored by  All of these are ignored by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Xr mandoc 1 .
   .Pp
   For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of
   minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified
   column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column
   justified about the decimal point in numbers:
   .Pp
   .Dl c10 | l10 | n
 .Ss 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.
Line 271  If
Line 280  If
 .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.
   It may then be followed by a tab
   .Pq or as designated by Cm tab
   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 293  implementation allows them.
Line 305  implementation allows them.
 .El  .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1 ,  .Xr mandoc 1 ,
 .Xr mandoc_char 7 ,  
 .Xr roff 7 ,  
 .Xr man 7 ,  .Xr man 7 ,
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mandoc_char 7 ,
   .Xr mdoc 7 ,
   .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

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