groff: groff Capabilities
1.3 'groff' Capabilities
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So what exactly is 'groff' capable of doing? 'groff' provides a wide
range of low-level text formatting operations. Using these, it is
possible to perform a wide range of formatting tasks, such as footnotes,
table of contents, multiple columns, etc. Here's a list of the most
important operations supported by 'groff':
* text filling, adjusting, and centering
* hyphenation
* page control
* font and glyph size control
* vertical spacing (e.g. double-spacing)
* line length and indenting
* macros, strings, diversions, and traps
* number registers
* tabs, leaders, and fields
* input and output conventions and character translation
* overstrike, bracket, line drawing, and zero-width functions
* local horizontal and vertical motions and the width function
* three-part titles
* output line numbering
* conditional acceptance of input
* environment switching
* insertions from the standard input
* input/output file switching
* output and error messages
Info Catalog
groff: History
groff: Introduction
groff: Macro Package Intro