The runoff command facilitates the preparation and maintenance of textual material such as memos, manuals, and so on.
runoff file.reference itemlist*{(options)}
| file.reference | File that contains the items specified in itemlist. | |
| itemlist* | Chains items to other items within the same item list. | |
| options | c | Suppresses the .chain and .read commands. |
| i | Outputs the name of the next item-ID to be output. | |
| j | Suppresses highlights. | |
| n | Prevents pausing at page breaks when outputting to the terminal. | |
| number | Sets the number of times boldface or underscore characters are printed. | |
| p | Directs output to system printer, via the Spooler. | |
| s | Suppresses boldface, underline, fonts, and default headings. | |
| u | Forces all output to uppercase. | |