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 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The  The
 .Nm tbl  .Nm tbl
 language is a table-formatting language.  language formats tables.
 It is used within  It is used within
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
 and  and
 .Xr man 7  .Xr man 7
 .Ux  pages.
 manual pages.  
 This manual describes the subset of the  This manual describes the subset of the
 .Nm  .Nm
 language accepted by the  language accepted by the
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 utility.  utility.
 .Pp  .Pp
 Tables within  Each table is started with a
 .Xr mdoc 7  
 or  
 .Xr man 7  
 are enclosed by the  
 .Sq TS  
 and  
 .Sq TE  
 macro tags, whose precise syntax is documented in  
 .Xr roff 7 .  
 Tables consist of a series of options on a single line, followed by the  
 table layout, followed by data.  
 .Pp  
 For example, the following creates a boxed table with digits centered in  
 the cells.  
 .Bd -literal -offset indent  
 \&.TS  
 tab(:) box;  
 c5 c5 c5.  
 1:2:3  
 4:5:6  
 \&.TE  
 .Ed  
 .Pp  
 When formatted, the following output is produced:  
 .Bd -filled -offset indent -compact  
 .TS  
 tab(:) box;  
 c5 c5 c5.  
 1:2:3  
 4:5:6  
 .TE  
 .Ed  
 .Sh TABLE STRUCTURE  
 Tables are enclosed by the  
 .Sq TS  
 and  
 .Sq TE  
 .Xr roff 7  .Xr roff 7
 macros.  .Ic \&TS
 A table consists of an optional single line of table  macro, consist of at most one line of
 .Sx Options  .Sx Options ,
 terminated by a semicolon, followed by one or more lines of  one or more
 .Sx Layout  .Sx Layout
 specifications terminated by a period, then  lines, one or more
 .Sx Data .  .Sx Data
   lines, and ends with a
   .Ic \&TE
   macro.
 All input must be 7-bit ASCII.  All input must be 7-bit ASCII.
 Example:  
 .Bd -literal -offset indent  
 \&.TS  
 box tab(:);  
 c | c  
 | c | c.  
 1:2  
 3:4  
 \&.TE  
 .Ed  
 .Pp  
 Table data is  
 .Em pre-processed ,  
 that is, data rows are parsed then inserted into the underlying stream  
 of input data.  
 This allows data rows to be interspersed by arbitrary  
 .Xr roff 7 ,  
 .Xr mdoc 7 ,  
 and  
 .Xr man 7  
 macros such as  
 .Bd -literal -offset indent  
 \&.TS  
 tab(:);  
 c c c.  
 1:2:3  
 \&.Ao  
 3:2:1  
 \&.Ac  
 \&.TE  
 .Ed  
 .Pp  
 in the case of  
 .Xr mdoc 7  
 or  
 .Bd -literal -offset indent  
 \&.TS  
 tab(:);  
 c c c.  
 \&.ds ab 2  
 1:\e*(ab:3  
 \&.I  
 3:2:1  
 \&.TE  
 .Ed  
 .Pp  
 in the case of  
 .Xr man 7 .  
 .Ss Options  .Ss Options
 The first line of a table consists of space-separated option keys and  If the first input line of a table ends with a semicolon, it contains
 modifiers terminated by a semicolon.  case-insensitive options separated by spaces, tabs, or commas.
 If the first line does not have a terminating semicolon, it is assumed  Otherwise, it is interpreted as the first
 that no options are specified and instead a  
 .Sx Layout  .Sx Layout
 is processed.  line.
 Some options accept arguments enclosed by parenthesis.  .Pp
 The following case-insensitive options are available:  The following options are available.
   Some of them require arguments enclosed in parentheses:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds  .Bl -tag -width Ds
 .It Cm center  .It Cm allbox
 This option is not supported by  Draw a single-line box around each table cell.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 This may also be invoked with  
 .Cm centre .  
 .It Cm delim  
 Accepts a two-character argument.  
 This option is not supported by  
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm expand  
 This option is not supported by  
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm box  .It Cm box
 Draw a single-line box around the table.  Draw a single-line box around the table.
 This may also be invoked with  For GNU compatibility, this may also be invoked with
 .Cm frame .  .Cm frame .
   .It Cm center
   Center the table instead of left-adjusting it.
   For GNU compatibility, this may also be invoked with
   .Cm centre .
   .It Cm decimalpoint
   Use the single-character argument as the decimal point with the
   .Cm n
   layout key.
   This is a GNU extension.
   .It Cm delim
   Use the two characters of the argument as
   .Xr eqn 7
   delimiters.
   Currently unsupported.
 .It Cm doublebox  .It Cm doublebox
 Draw a double-line box around the table.  Draw a double-line box around the table.
 This may also be invoked with  For GNU compatibility, this may also be invoked with
 .Cm doubleframe .  .Cm doubleframe .
 .It Cm allbox  .It Cm expand
 This option is not supported by  Increase the width of the table to the current line length.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  Currently ignored.
 .It Cm tab  
 Accepts a single-character argument.  
 This character is used as a delimiter between data cells, which otherwise  
 defaults to the tab character.  
 .It Cm linesize  .It Cm linesize
 Accepts a natural number (all digits).  Draw lines with the point size given by the unsigned integer argument.
 This option is not supported by  Currently ignored.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm nokeep  .It Cm nokeep
 This option is not supported by  Allow page breaks within the table.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
 .It Cm decimalpoint  
 Accepts a single-character argument.  
 This character will be used as the decimal point with the  
 .Cm n  
 layout key.  
 This option is not supported by  
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  
 .It Cm nospaces  .It Cm nospaces
 This option is not supported by  Ignore leading and trailing spaces in data cells.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
   .It Cm nowarn
   Suppress warnings about tables exceeding the current line length.
   This is a GNU extension and currently ignored.
   .It Cm tab
   Use the single-character argument as a delimiter between data cells.
   By default, the horizontal tabulator character is used.
 .El  .El
 .Ss Layout  .Ss Layout
 The table layout follows  The table layout follows an
 .Sx Options  .Sx Options
 or a  line or a
 .Sq \&T&  .Xr roff 7
 macro invocation.  .Ic \&TS
 Layout specifies how data rows are displayed on output.  or
 Each layout line corresponds to a line of data; the last layout line  .Ic \&T&
 applies to all remaining data lines.  macro.
 Layout lines may also be separated by a comma.  Each layout line specifies how one line of
 Each layout cell consists of one of the following case-insensitive keys:  .Sx Data
 .Bl -tag -width Ds  is formatted.
   The last layout line ends with a full stop.
   It also applies to all remaining data lines.
   Multiple layout lines can be joined by commas on a single physical
   input line.
   .Pp
   Each layout line consists of one or more layout cell specifications,
   optionally separated by whitespace.
   The following case-insensitive key characters start a new cell
   specification:
   .Bl -tag -width 2n
 .It Cm c  .It Cm c
 Centre a literal string within its column.  Center the string in this cell.
 .It Cm r  .It Cm r
 Right-justify a literal string within its column.  Right-justify the string in this cell.
 .It Cm l  .It Cm l
 Left-justify a literal string within its column.  Left-justify the string in this cell.
 .It Cm n  .It Cm n
 Justify a number around its last 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 no decimal point is found in the number,
 the number.  it is assumed to trail the number.
 .It Cm s  .It Cm s
 Span columns from the last non-span data cell.  Horizontally span columns from the last
 It is an error if spanning columns follow a  .Pf non- Cm s
 .Cm \-  layout cell.
   It is an error if a column span follows a
   .Cm _
 or  or
 .Cm \(ba  .Cm =
 cell, or come first.  cell, or comes first on a layout line.
   The combined cell as a whole consumes only one cell
   of the corresponding data line.
 .It Cm a  .It Cm a
 Left-justify a literal string and pad with one space.  Left-justify a string and pad with one space.
 .It Cm ^  .It Cm \(ha
 This option is not supported by  Vertically span rows from the last
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Pf non- Cm \(ha
 .It Cm \-  layout cell.
 Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a single  It is an error to invoke a vertical span on the first layout line.
 horizontal line.  Unlike a horizontal span, a vertical span consumes a data cell
 This may also be invoked with  and discards the content.
 .Cm _ .  .It Cm _
   Draw a single horizontal line in this cell.
   This consumes a data cell and discards the content.
   It may also be invoked with
   .Cm \- .
 .It Cm =  .It Cm =
 Replace the data cell (its contents will be lost) with a double  Draw a double horizontal line in this cell.
 horizontal line.  This consumes a data cell and discards the content.
 .It Cm \(ba  
 Emit a vertical bar instead of data.  
 .It Cm \(ba\(ba  
 Emit a double-vertical bar instead of data.  
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 Keys may be followed by a set of modifiers.  Each cell key may be followed by zero or more of the following
 A modifier is either a modifier key or a natural number for specifying  case-insensitive modifiers:
 the minimum width of a column.  .Bl -tag -width 2n
 The following case-insensitive modifier keys are available:  .It Cm b
 .Cm z ,  Use a bold font for the contents of this cell.
 .Cm u ,  .It Cm d
 .Cm e ,  Move content down to the last row of this vertical span.
 .Cm t ,  Currently ignored.
 .Cm d ,  .It Cm e
 .Cm f ,  Make this column wider to match the maximum width
 .Cm b ,  of any other column also having the
 .Cm i ,  .Cm e
 .Cm b ,  modifier.
 and  .It Cm f
 .Cm i .  The next character selects the font to use for this cell.
 All of these are ignored by  See the
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Xr roff 7
   manual for supported one-character font names.
   .It Cm i
   Use an italic font for the contents of this cell.
   .It Cm m
   Specify a cell start macro.
   This is a GNU extension and currently unsupported.
   .It Cm p
   Set the point size to the following unsigned argument,
   or change it by the following signed argument.
   Currently ignored.
   .It Cm v
   Set the vertical line spacing to the following unsigned argument,
   or change it by the following signed argument.
   Currently ignored.
   .It Cm t
   Do not vertically center content in this vertical span,
   leave it in the top row.
   Currently ignored.
   .It Cm u
   Move cell content up by half a table row.
   Currently ignored.
   .It Cm w
   Specify a minimum column width.
   .It Cm x
   After determining the width of all other columns, distribute the
   rest of the line length among all columns having the
   .Cm x
   modifier.
   .It Cm z
   Do not use this cell for determining the width of this column.
   .It Cm \&|
   Draw a single vertical line to the right of this cell.
   .It Cm ||
   Draw a double vertical line to the right of this cell.
   .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of  If a modifier consists of decimal digits,
 minimum width 10, followed by vertical bar, followed by a left-justified  it specifies a minimum spacing in units of
 column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column  .Cm n
 justified about the decimal point in numbers:  between this column and the next column to the right.
 .Pp  The default is 3.
 .Dl c10 | l10 | n  If there is a vertical line, it is drawn inside the spacing.
 .Ss Data  .Ss Data
 The data section follows the last layout row.  The data section follows the last
 By default, cells in a data section are delimited by a tab.  .Sx Layout
 This behaviour may be changed with the  line.
   Each data line consists of one or more data cells, delimited by
 .Cm tab  .Cm tab
 option.  characters.
 If  .Pp
 .Cm _  If a data cell contains only the two bytes
   .Ql \e\(ha ,
   the cell above spans to this row, as if the layout specification
   of this cell were
   .Cm \(ha .
   .Pp
   If a data cell contains only the single character
   .Ql _
 or  or
 .Cm =  .Ql = ,
 is specified, a single or double line, respectively, is drawn across the  a single or double horizontal line is drawn across the cell,
 data field.  joining its neighbours.
 If  If a data cell contains only the two character sequence
 .Cm \e-  .Ql \e_
 or  or
 .Cm \e=  .Ql \e= ,
 is specified, a line is drawn within the data field (i.e. terminating  a single or double horizontal line is drawn inside the cell,
 within the cell and not draw to the border).  not joining its neighbours.
 If the last cell of a line is  If a data line contains nothing but the single character
 .Cm T{ ,  .Ql _
 all subsequent lines are included as part of the cell until  or
 .Cm T}  .Ql = ,
 is specified as its own data cell.  a horizontal line across the whole table is inserted
 It may then be followed by a tab  without consuming a layout row.
 .Pq or as designated by Cm tab  
 or an end-of-line to terminate the row.  
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY  
 This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other  
 .Nm  
 implementations, at this time limited to GNU tbl.  
 .Pp  .Pp
 .Bl -dash -compact  In place of any data cell, a text block can be used.
 .It  It starts with
 In GNU tbl, comments and macros are disallowed prior to the data block  .Ic \&T{
 of a table.  at the end of a physical input line.
   Input line breaks inside the text block
   neither end the text block nor its data cell.
   It only ends if
   .Ic \&T}
   occurs at the beginning of a physical input line and is followed
   by an end-of-cell indicator.
   If the
   .Ic \&T}
   is followed by the end of the physical input line, the text block,
   the data cell, and the data line ends at this point.
   If the
   .Ic \&T}
   is followed by the
   .Cm tab
   character, only the text block and the data cell end,
   but the data line continues with the data cell following the
   .Cm tab
   character.
   If
   .Ic \&T}
   is followed by any other character, it does not end the text block,
   which instead continues to the following physical input line.
   .Sh EXAMPLES
   String justification and font selection:
   .Bd -literal -offset indent
   \&.TS
   rb c  lb
   r  ci l.
   r       center  l
   ri      ce      le
   right   c       left
   \&.TE
   .Ed
   .Bd -filled -offset indent
   .TS
   rb c  lb
   r  ci l.
   r       center  l
   ri      ce      le
   right   c       left
   .TE
   .Ed
   .Pp
   Some ports in
   .Ox 6.1
   to show number alignment and line drawing:
   .Bd -literal -offset indent
   \&.TS
   box tab(:);
   r| l
   r  n.
   software:version
   _
   AFL:2.39b
   Mutt:1.8.0
   Ruby:1.8.7.374
   TeX Live:2015
   \&.TE
   .Ed
   .Bd -filled -offset indent
   .TS
   box tab(:);
   r| l
   r  n.
   software:version
   _
   AFL:2.39b
   Mutt:1.8.0
   Ruby:1.8.7.374
   TeX Live:2015
   .TE
   .Ed
   .sp 2v
   Spans and skipping width calculations:
   .Bd -literal -offset indent
   \&.TS
   box tab(:);
   lz  s | rt
   lt| cb| \(ha
   \(ha | rz  s.
   left:r
   l:center:
   :right
   \&.TE
   .Ed
   .Bd -filled -offset indent
   .TS
   box tab(:);
   lz  s | rt
   lt| cb| ^
   ^ | rz  s.
   left:r
   l:center:
   :right
   .TE
   .Ed
   .sp 2v
   Text blocks, specifying spacings and specifying and equalizing
   column widths, putting lines into individual cells, and overriding
   .Cm allbox :
   .Bd -literal -offset indent
   \&.TS
   allbox tab(:);
   le le||7 lw10.
   The fourth line:_:line 1
   of this column:=:line 2
   determines:\_:line 3
   the column width.:T{
   This text is too wide to fit into a column of width 17.
   T}:line 4
   T{
   No break here.
   T}::line 5
   \&.TE
   .Ed
   .Bd -filled -offset indent
   .TS
   allbox tab(:);
   le le||7 lw10.
   The fourth line:_:line 1
   of this column:=:line 2
   determines:\_:line 3
   the column width.:T{
   This text is too wide to fit into a column of width 17.
   T}:line 4
   T{
   No break here.
   T}::line 5
   .TE
   .Ed
   .sp 2v
   These examples were constructed to demonstrate many
   .Nm
   features in a compact way.
   In real manual pages, keep tables as simple as possible:
   Like that, they usually look better, are less fragile, and more portable.
   .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 The  The
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 implementation allows them.  implementation of
 .El  .Nm
   doesn't support
   .Xr mdoc 7
   and
   .Xr man 7
   macros and
   .Xr eqn 7
   equations inside tables.
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1 ,  .Xr mandoc 1 ,
 .Xr man 7 ,  .Xr man 7 ,
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Line 426  The GNU reimplementation of tbl, part of the groff pac
 in 1990 by James Clark.  in 1990 by James Clark.
 A standalone tbl implementation was written by Kristaps Dzonsons in  A standalone tbl implementation was written by Kristaps Dzonsons in
 2010.  2010.
 This formed the basis of the implementation that is part of the  This formed the basis of the implementation that first appeared in
   .Ox 4.9
   as a part of the
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 utility.  utility.
 .Sh AUTHORS  .Sh AUTHORS
 This partial  This
 .Nm  .Nm
 reference was written by  reference was written by
 .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .  .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv
   and
   .An Ingo Schwarze Aq Mt schwarze@openbsd.org .
   .Sh BUGS
   In
   .Fl T
   .Cm utf8
   output mode, heavy lines are drawn instead of double lines.
   This cannot be improved because the Unicode standard only provides
   an incomplete set of box drawing characters with double lines,
   whereas it provides a full set of box drawing characters
   with heavy lines.
   It is unlikely this can be improved in the future because the box
   drawing characters are already marked in Unicode as characters
   intended only for backward compatibility with legacy systems,
   and their use is not encouraged.
   So it seems unlikely that the missing ones might get added in the future.

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