.\" tbl dtbl.1 > dtbl.t.1 .TH DTBL 1 .SH NAME dtbl \- format tables for .SH SYNOPSIS .B dtbl [ files ] ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I Dtbl is a preprocessor for formatting tables for .IR ditroff (1). The input files are copied to the standard output, except for lines between .TS and .TE command lines, which are assumed to describe tables and reformatted. Details are given in the reference manual. .PP As an example, letting \\t represent a tab (which should be typed as a genuine tab) the input .IP "" \&.TS .nf c s s c c s c c c l n n. \_ Household Population Town\\tHouseholds \\tNumber\\tSize \_ Bedminster\\t789\\t3.26 Bernards Twp.\et3087\et3.74 Bernardsville\et2018\et3.30 Bound Brook\et3425\et3.04 Branchburg\et1644\et3.49 Bridgewater\et7897\et3.81 Far Hills\et240\et3.19 \_ \&.TE .LP .fi yields .ne 10 .IP " " .TS c s s c c s c c c l n n. _ Household Population Town Households Number Size _ Bedminster 789 3.26 Bernards Twp. 3087 3.74 Bernardsville 2018 3.30 Bound Brook 3425 3.04 Branchburg 1644 3.49 Bridgewater 7897 3.81 Far Hills 240 3.19 _ .TE .fi .PP If no arguments are given, .I dtbl reads the standard input, so it may be used as a filter. When it is used with .I deqn the .I dtbl command should be first, to minimize the volume of data passed through pipes. .SH SEE ALSO ditroff(1), deqn(1) .br M. E. Lesk, .I TBL.