tldr/pages/common/tbl.md

tbl

Format tables for troff. More information: https://manned.org/tbl.

• Format tables for troff and print it to stdout:

cat {{path/to/file.troff}} | tbl

• Format tables for troff in "compatibility mode":

cat {{path/to/file.troff}} | tbl -C

• Format tables for troff from a file:

tbl {{path/to/file.troff}}

• Mark the beginning of a table ("Table Start"):

.TS

• Mark the end of the table ("Table End"):

.TE