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Nroff

nroff (short for "new roff") is a text-formatting program on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It produces output suitable for simple fixed-width printers and terminal windows.

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Developer
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Operating system
Unix and Unix-like
Original author
Joe Ossanna
Release
June 12, 1972; 54 years ago (1972-06-12)
Type
Command

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Nroff

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples24
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Nroff

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related to Variants · 8
Nroff → Amazingly Workable Formatter, AT, Henry Spencer, The Minix, There, These, Unix-like, Vic Abell
related to history · 7
Nroff → Assembly, CTSS, It, Joe Ossanna, RUNOFF, Unix, Version
related to External links · 4
Nroff → Bryan Cantrill, Explanation, Henry Spencer's AWFtroff/nroff, Illumos
Developer · 1
Nroff → AT&T Bell Laboratories
Operating system · 1
Nroff → Unix and Unix-like
Original author · 1
Nroff → Joe Ossanna
Release · 1
Nroff → June 12, 1972; 54 years ago (1972-06-12)
Type · 1
Nroff → Command

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Important terminology

troff unix operating system unix-like systems used roff printers source output original text-formatting program version man pages display also groff

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NroffDeveloperAT&T Bell Laboratories1.00infobox
NroffOperating systemUnix and Unix-like1.00infobox
NroffOriginal authorJoe Ossanna1.00infobox
NroffReleaseJune 12, 1972; 54 years ago (1972-06-12)1.00infobox
NroffTypeCommand1.00infobox
Nroffrelated to External linksHenry Spencer's AWFtroff/nroff0.60section
Nroffrelated to External linksIllumos0.60section
Nroffrelated to External linksExplanation0.60section
Nroffrelated to External linksBryan Cantrill0.60section
Nroffrelated to historyJoe Ossanna0.60section
Nroffrelated to historyVersion0.60section
Nroffrelated to historyUnix0.60section

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