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version 1.1, 2011/01/04 23:32:21 version 1.9, 2011/01/11 14:12:01
Line 76  and
Line 76  and
 .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
   .Sx Layout
   specifications terminated by a period, then
   .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
Line 95  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 128  c c c.
Line 131  c c c.
 .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
   is processed.
   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
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 181  This option is not supported by
Line 186  This option is not supported by
 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
   .Sq \&T&
   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 198  Right-justify a literal string within its column.
Line 205  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 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 non-
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Ns Cm ^
   data cell.
   It is an error to invoke a vertical span on the first layout row.
 .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 224  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 248  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 .
 .Ss Table Data  .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
 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
Line 264  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 286  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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