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Article #1202Multiple columns in -ms
From: Steve Gilgut
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1986 11:44
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1986 11:44
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In response to the request for multiple columns in -ms, the .2C command is a special case of the .MC command with no arguments. .MC takes as an argument the column width. So if you want 3 columns, use .MC 2.0i, for 4 columns use .MC 1.5i etc. I usually insert ".pi /usr/bin/col" at the front so I can view the output on my screen. Or, you can pipe the output of 'nroff' to 'col': nroff -ms file | col > file.doc Steve Ring Compugraphic Corp. (617) 658-5600, x5092
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ll-xn!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!cg-d!gilgut From: gilgut@cg-d.UUCP (Steve Gilgut) Newsgroups: net.text Subject: Multiple columns in -ms Message-ID: <125@cg-d.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Oct-86 06:44:09 EST Article-I.D.: cg-d.125 Posted: Tue Oct 28 06:44:09 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Oct-86 23:23:57 EST Organization: Compugraphic, Willmington, Ma. Lines: 17