X-Git-Url: https://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Ftabs.1;h=f6b797d777cd05c6157c27c69c5cc39bdb58be61;hp=c867db51166723951831db3f036b4017827e4f67;hb=445bfe6a0fb691e3433d586a188be2ebe062384b;hpb=96d6b16de0d487e5d3aed0302a179dbce11b5d96 diff --git a/man/tabs.1 b/man/tabs.1 index c867db51..f6b797d7 100644 --- a/man/tabs.1 +++ b/man/tabs.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\"*************************************************************************** -.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2009,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2011,2013 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 * @@ -26,19 +26,18 @@ .\" authorization. * .\"*************************************************************************** .\" -.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.8 2010/12/04 18:40:45 tom Exp $ +.\" $Id: tabs.1,v 1.11 2013/06/22 18:11:57 tom Exp $ .TH @TABS@ 1 "" .ds n 5 .SH NAME -\fBtabs\fR \- set tabs on a terminal +\fB@TABS@\fR \- set tabs on a terminal .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 -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. -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 @@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ stty tab0 .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$TERM\fP +Tell \fB@TABS@\fP which terminal type to use. +If this option is not given, \fB@TABS@\fP will use the \fB$TERM\fP environment variable. If that is not set, it will use the \fIansi+tabs\fP entry. .TP 5 @@ -59,10 +58,13 @@ 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 +This option tells \fB@TABS@\fP to check the options and run any debugging 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 -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