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Line 50  macro tags, whose precise syntax is documented in
Line 50  macro tags, whose precise syntax is documented in
 Tables consist of a series of options on a single line, followed by the  Tables consist of a series of options on a single line, followed by the
 table layout, followed by data.  table layout, followed by data.
 .Pp  .Pp
 For example, the following creates a boxed table with digits centred in  For example, the following creates a boxed table with digits centered in
 the cells.  the cells.
 .Bd -literal -offset indent  .Bd -literal -offset indent
 \&.TS  \&.TS
Line 133  c c c.
Line 133  c c c.
 in the case of  in the case of
 .Xr man 7 .  .Xr man 7 .
 .Ss Options  .Ss Options
 The first line of a table consists of space-separated option keys and  The first line of a table may contain options separated by spaces, tabs,
 modifiers terminated by a semicolon.  or commas and 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  that no options are specified and instead a
 .Sx Layout  .Sx Layout
 is processed.  is processed.
 Some options accept arguments enclosed by parenthesis.  Some options require arguments enclosed by parentheses.
 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 allbox
 This option is not supported by  Draw a single-line box around each table cell.
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  Currently treated as a synonym for
 This may also be invoked with  .Cm box .
 .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.
   Currently ignored.
   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.  
 .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 tab character is used.
 .El  .El
 .Ss Layout  .Ss Layout
 The table layout follows  The table layout follows
Line 198  Layout lines may also be separated by a comma.
Line 201  Layout lines may also be separated by a comma.
 Each layout cell consists of one of the following case-insensitive keys:  Each layout cell consists of one of the following case-insensitive keys:
 .Bl -tag -width 2n  .Bl -tag -width 2n
 .It Cm c  .It Cm c
 Centre a literal string within its column.  Center a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm r  .It Cm r
 Right-justify a literal string within its column.  Right-justify a literal string within its column.
 .It Cm l  .It Cm l
Line 248  The following case-insensitive modifier keys are avail
Line 251  The following case-insensitive modifier keys are avail
 .Bl -tag -width 2n  .Bl -tag -width 2n
 .It Cm b  .It Cm b
 Use a bold font for the contents of this column.  Use a bold font for the contents of this column.
   .It Cm e
   Make this column wider to match the maximum width
   of any other column also having the
   .Cm e
   modifier.
 .It Cm f  .It Cm f
 The next character selects the font to use for this column.  The next character selects the font to use for this column.
 See the  See the
Line 255  See the
Line 263  See the
 manual for supported one-character font names.  manual for supported one-character font names.
 .It Cm i  .It Cm i
 Use an italic font for the contents of this column.  Use an italic font for the contents of this column.
   .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.
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 The modifiers  The modifiers
 .Cm d ,  .Cm d ,
 .Cm e ,  
 .Cm r ,  
 .Cm t ,  .Cm t ,
 .Cm u ,  .Cm u ,
 and  and
 .Cm z  .Cm w
 are ignored by  are ignored by
 .Xr mandoc 1 .  .Xr mandoc 1 .
 .Pp  .Pp
 For example, the following layout specifies a centre-justified column of  For example, the following layout specifies a center-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 using  column of minimum width 10, another vertical bar, then a column using
 bold font justified about the decimal point in numbers:  bold font justified about the decimal point in numbers:

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