ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170826

[ncurses.git] / man / tabs.1

diff --git a/man/tabs.1 b/man/tabs.1
index f6b797d777cd05c6157c27c69c5cc39bdb58be61..5cb0e3fa555039c3d17ad1a88562127678dc4ba6 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tabs.1
+++ b/man/tabs.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2011,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2013,2016 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            *


@@ -26,9 +26,29 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.11 2013/06/22 18:11:57 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.15 2016/12/31 16:07:39 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
+.IP \(bu 4
+..
+.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 SYNOPSIS
 .SH NAME
 \fB@TABS@\fR \- set tabs on a terminal
 .SH SYNOPSIS


@@ -39,10 +59,14 @@ 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


@@ -68,29 +92,31 @@ 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.


@@ -123,8 +149,14 @@ SNOBOL
 UNIVAC 1100 Assembler
 .SH PORTABILITY
 .PP
 UNIVAC 1100 Assembler
 .SH PORTABILITY
 .PP

-X/Open describes a \fB+m\fP option, to set a terminal's left-margin.
+IEEE Std 1003.1/The Open Group  Base Specifications Issue 7 (POSIX.1-2008) describes
+a \fBtabs\fP utility.  However
+.bP
+This standard describes a \fB+m\fP option, to set a terminal's left-margin.

 Very few of the entries in the terminal database provide this capability.
 Very few of the entries in the terminal database provide this capability.

+.bP
+There is no counterpart in X/Open Curses Issue 7 for this utility,
+unlike \fB@TPUT@(1)\fP.

 .PP
 The \fB\-d\fP (debug) and \fB\-n\fP (no-op) options are extensions not provided
 by other implementations.
 .PP
 The \fB\-d\fP (debug) and \fB\-n\fP (no-op) options are extensions not provided
 by other implementations.