.fill Command

The .fill command enters line fill mode. Words are processed until there are enough to fill a line without overflowing it. If justification mode is on, Runoff inserts spaces in the line at random to make the right margin line up.

Syntax

.fill

Synonym(s)

.f

Description

The .fill command is one of the .standard command settings and the .nofill command is used to terminate the .fill command.

Example(s)

.fill

This prints on line one,

and so does this.

The output displays as:

This prints on line one, and so does this.

See Also

.begin page Command

.justify Command

.nofill Command

.nojustify Command

.standard Command

Runoff Commands