ncurses 6.1 - patch 20180331

[ncurses.git] / man / tabs.1

diff --git a/man/tabs.1 b/man/tabs.1
index 938327d4431c85f30f8e1d3e886ab11bbcc4d871..6f973a618bd0f4f222863ee2fbb5898036d01719 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tabs.1
+++ b/man/tabs.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2013,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2016,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,11 +26,29 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.14 2016/10/22 19:54:35 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.16 2017/11/18 23:56:00 tom Exp $

 .TH @TABS@ 1 ""
 .ds n 5
 .TH @TABS@ 1 ""
 .ds n 5

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''

 .de bP
 .de bP

-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
+..
+.de NS
+.ie n  .sp
+.el    .sp .5
+.ie n  .in +4
+.el    .in +2
+.nf
+.ft C                  \" Courier
+..
+.de NE
+.fi
+.ft R
+.in -4

 ..
 .SH NAME
 \fB@TABS@\fR \- set tabs on a terminal
 ..
 .SH NAME
 \fB@TABS@\fR \- set tabs on a terminal


@@ -42,10 +60,14 @@ The \fB@TABS@\fP program clears and sets tab-stops on the terminal.
 This uses the terminfo \fIclear_all_tabs\fP and \fIset_tab\fP capabilities.
 If either is absent, \fB@TABS@\fP is unable to clear/set tab-stops.
 The terminal should be configured to use hard tabs, e.g.,
 This uses the terminfo \fIclear_all_tabs\fP and \fIset_tab\fP capabilities.
 If either is absent, \fB@TABS@\fP is unable to clear/set tab-stops.
 The terminal should be configured to use hard tabs, e.g.,

-.sp
-.RS
+.NS

 stty tab0
 stty tab0

-.RE
+.NE
+.PP
+Like \fB@CLEAR@\fR(1), \fB@TABS@\fR writes to the standard output.
+You can redirect the standard output to a file (which prevents
+\fB@TABS@\fR from actually changing the tabstops),
+and later \fBcat\fP the file to the screen, setting tabstops at that point.

 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS General Options
 .TP 5
 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS General Options
 .TP 5


@@ -71,29 +93,31 @@ The \fB@TABS@\fP program processes a single list of tab stops.
 The last option to be processed which defines a list is the one that
 determines the list to be processed.
 .SS Implicit Lists
 The last option to be processed which defines a list is the one that
 determines the list to be processed.
 .SS Implicit Lists

-Use a single number as an option, e.g., "\fB\-5\fP" to set tabs at the given
+Use a single number as an option, e.g., \*(``\fB\-5\fP\*('' to set tabs at the given

 interval (in this case 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.).  Tabs are repeated up to
 the right margin of the screen.
 .PP
 interval (in this case 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.).  Tabs are repeated up to
 the right margin of the screen.
 .PP

-Use "\fB\-0\fP" to clear all tabs.
+Use \*(``\fB\-0\fP\*('' to clear all tabs.

 .PP
 .PP

-Use "\fB\-8\fP" to set tabs to the standard interval.
+Use \*(``\fB\-8\fP\*('' to set tabs to the standard interval.

 .SS Explicit Lists
 .SS Explicit Lists

-An explicit list can be defined after the options (this does not use a "\-").
-The values in the list must be in increasing numeric order, and greater than
-zero.  They are separated by a comma or a blank, for example,
-.sp
-.RS
+An explicit list can be defined after the options
+(this does not use a \*(``\-\*('').
+The values in the list must be in increasing numeric order,
+and greater than zero.
+They are separated by a comma or a blank, for example,
+.NS

 tabs 1,6,11,16,21
 .br
 tabs 1 6 11 16 21
 tabs 1,6,11,16,21
 .br
 tabs 1 6 11 16 21

-.RE
-Use a '+' to treat a number as an increment relative to the previous value,
+.NE
+.PP
+Use a \*(``+\*('' to treat a number as an increment relative to the previous value,

 e.g.,
 e.g.,

-.sp
-.RS
+.NS

 tabs 1,+5,+5,+5,+5
 tabs 1,+5,+5,+5,+5

-.RE
+.NE
+.PP

 which is equivalent to the 1,6,11,16,21 example.
 .SS Predefined Tab-Stops
 X/Open defines several predefined lists of tab stops.
 which is equivalent to the 1,6,11,16,21 example.
 .SS Predefined Tab-Stops
 X/Open defines several predefined lists of tab stops.