tldr/pages/common/troff.md

troff

Typesetting processor for the groff (GNU Troff) document formatting system. See also groff. More information: https://manned.org/troff.

• Format output for a PostScript printer, saving the output to a file:

troff {{path/to/input.roff}} | grops > {{path/to/output.ps}}

• Format output for a PostScript printer using the me macro package, saving the output to a file:

troff -{{me}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | grops > {{path/to/output.ps}}

• Format output as ASCII text using the man macro package:

troff -T {{ascii}} -{{man}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | grotty

• Format output as a pdf file, saving the output to a file:

troff -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.roff}} | gropdf > {{path/to/output.pdf}}