ncurses 6.0 - patch 20161029

[ncurses.git] / man / tabs.1

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-.\" Copyright (c) 2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2013,2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

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-.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.3 2009/09/05 17:06:08 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.14 2016/10/22 19:54:35 tom Exp $

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

+.de bP
+.IP \(bu 4
+..

 .SH NAME
 .SH NAME

-\fBtabs\fR - set tabs on a terminal
+\fB@TABS@\fR \- set tabs on a terminal

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH SYNOPSIS

-\fBtabs\fR [\fB-v\fR[\fIn\fR]] [\fB-ahuUV\fR] \fIfile...\fR
-.br
+\fB@TABS@\fR [\fIoptions\fR]] \fI[tabstop-list]\fR

 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP

-The \fBtabs\fP program clears and sets tab-stops on the terminal.
+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.
 This uses the terminfo \fIclear_all_tabs\fP and \fIset_tab\fP capabilities.

-If either is absent, \fBtabs\fP is unable to clear/set tab-stops.
+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
 The terminal should be configured to use hard tabs, e.g.,
 .sp
 .RS


@@ -47,30 +49,37 @@ stty tab0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS General Options
 .TP 5
 .SH OPTIONS
 .SS General Options
 .TP 5

-.BI -T "name"
-Tell \fBtabs\fP which terminal type to use.
-If this option is not given, \fBtabs\fP will use the \fB$TERM\fP
+.BI \-T "name"
+Tell \fB@TABS@\fP which terminal type to use.
+If this option is not given, \fB@TABS@\fP will use the \fB$TERM\fP

 environment variable.
 If that is not set, it will use the \fIansi+tabs\fP entry.
 .TP 5
 environment variable.
 If that is not set, it will use the \fIansi+tabs\fP entry.
 .TP 5

-.B -d
+.B \-d

 The debugging option shows a ruler line, followed by two data lines.
 The first data line shows the expected tab-stops marked with asterisks.
 The second data line shows the actual tab-stops, marked with asterisks.
 .TP 5
 The debugging option shows a ruler line, followed by two data lines.
 The first data line shows the expected tab-stops marked with asterisks.
 The second data line shows the actual tab-stops, marked with asterisks.
 .TP 5

-.B -n
-This option tells \fBtabs\fP to check the options and run any debugging
+.B \-n
+This option tells \fB@TABS@\fP to check the options and run any debugging

 option, but not to modify the terminal settings.
 option, but not to modify the terminal settings.

+.TP
+\fB\-V\fR
+reports the version of ncurses which was used in this program, and exits.

 .PP
 .PP

-The \fBtabs\fP program processes a single list of tab stops.
+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.
 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.
+.PP
+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 "-").
+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
 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


@@ -89,38 +98,44 @@ which is equivalent to the 1,6,11,16,21 example.
 .SS Predefined Tab-Stops
 X/Open defines several predefined lists of tab stops.
 .TP 5
 .SS Predefined Tab-Stops
 X/Open defines several predefined lists of tab stops.
 .TP 5

-.B -a
+.B \-a

 Assembler, IBM S/370, first format
 .TP 5
 Assembler, IBM S/370, first format
 .TP 5

-.B -a2
+.B \-a2

 Assembler, IBM S/370, second format
 .TP 5
 Assembler, IBM S/370, second format
 .TP 5

-.B -c
+.B \-c

 COBOL, normal format
 .TP 5
 COBOL, normal format
 .TP 5

-.B -c2
+.B \-c2

 COBOL compact format
 .TP 5
 COBOL compact format
 .TP 5

-.B -c3
+.B \-c3

 COBOL compact format extended
 .TP 5
 COBOL compact format extended
 .TP 5

-.B -f
+.B \-f

 FORTRAN
 .TP 5
 FORTRAN
 .TP 5

-.B -p
+.B \-p

 PL/I
 .TP 5
 PL/I
 .TP 5

-.B -s
+.B \-s

 SNOBOL
 .TP 5
 SNOBOL
 .TP 5

-.B -u
+.B \-u

 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.
-None of the entries in the terminal database provide this capability.
+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.
+.bP
+There is no counterpart in X/Open Curses Issue 7 for this utility,
+unlike \fB@TPUT@(1)\fP.

 .PP
 .PP

-The \fB-d\fP (debug) and \fB-n\fP (no-op) options are extensions not provided
+The \fB\-d\fP (debug) and \fB\-n\fP (no-op) options are extensions not provided

 by other implementations.
 .PP
 Documentation for other implementations states that there is a limit on the
 by other implementations.
 .PP
 Documentation for other implementations states that there is a limit on the


@@ -135,9 +150,3 @@ right margin of the screen, if the given list happens to be that long.
 .PP
 This describes \fBncurses\fR
 version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).
 .PP
 This describes \fBncurses\fR
 version @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@ (patch @NCURSES_PATCH@).

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