docs: align col.1 with howto-man-page.txt

Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>

1 files changed, 97 insertions, 83 deletions

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 .\"
 .\"     @(#)col.1	6.8 (Berkeley) 6/17/91
 .\"
-.Dd May 2011 "  "
-.Dt COL(1) "" "User Commands"
-.Os util-linux
-.Sh NAME
-.Nm col
-.Nd filter reverse line feeds from input
-.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm col
-.Op Fl bfphx
-.Op Fl l Ar num
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm
-filters out reverse (and half-reverse) line feeds so the output is
-in the correct order with only forward and half-forward line
-feeds, and replaces white-space characters with tabs where possible.
-This can be useful in processing the output of
-.Xr nroff 1
+.TH COL "1" "September 2011" "util-linux" "User Commands"
+.SH COL
+col - filter reverse line feeds from input
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B col
+[options]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B col
+filters out reverse (and half-reverse) line feeds so the output is in the
+correct order with only forward and half-forward line feeds, and replaces
+white-space characters with tabs where possible.  This can be useful in
+processing the output of
+.BR nroff (1)
 and
-.Xr tbl  1 .
-.Pp
-.Nm
+.BR tbl (1).
+.PP
+.B col
 reads from standard input and writes to standard output.
-.Pp
-The options are as follows:
-.Bl -tag -width "-lnum"
-.It Fl b, Fl Fl no-backspaces
-Do not output any backspaces, printing only the last character
-written to each column position.
-.It Fl f, Fl Fl fine
-Forward half line feeds are permitted (``fine'' mode).
-Normally characters printed on a half-line boundary are printed
-on the following line.
-.It Fl p, Fl Fl pass
-Force unknown control sequences to be passed through unchanged.
-Normally,
-.Nm col
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-no-backspaces\fR
+Do not output any backspaces, printing only the last character written to
+each column position.
+.TP
+\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-fine\fR
+Forward half line feeds are permitted
+.I fine
+mode.  Normally characters printed on a half-line boundary are printed on the
+following line.
+.TP
+\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pass\fR
+Force unknown control sequences to be passed through unchanged.  Normally,
+.B col
 will filter out any control sequences from the input other than those
 recognized and interpreted by itself, which are listed below.
-.It Fl h, Fl Fl tabs
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-tabs\fR
 Output tabs instead of multiple spaces.
-.It Fl x, Fl Fl spaces
+.TP
+\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-spaces\fR
 Output multiple spaces instead of tabs.
 .It Fl l, Fl Fl lines Ar num
+.TP
+\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-lines\fR \fInumber\fR
 Buffer at least
-.Ar num
-lines in memory.
-By default, 128 lines are buffered.
+.I number
+lines in memory.  By default, 128 lines are buffered.
 .It Fl V, Fl Fl version
+.TP
+\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
 Output version information and exit.
-.It Fl H, Fl Fl help
+.TP
+\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
 Output help and exit.
-.El
-.Pp
+.SH NOTES
 The control sequences for carriage motion that
-.Nm col
-understands and their decimal values are listed in the following
-table:
-.Pp
-.Bl -tag -width "carriage return" -compact
-.It ESC\-7
+.B col
+understands and their decimal values are listed in the following table:
+.PP
+.RS
+.PD 0
+.TP 18
+.B ESC\-7
 reverse line feed (escape then 7)
-.It ESC\-8
+.TP
+.B ESC\-8
 half reverse line feed (escape then 8)
-.It ESC\-9
+.TP
+.B ESC\-9
 half forward line feed (escape then 9)
-.It backspace
+.TP
+.B backspace
 moves back one column (8); ignored in the first column
-.It carriage return
-(13)
-.It newline
+.TP
+.B newline
 forward line feed (10); also does carriage return
-.It shift in
+.TP
+.B carriage return
+(13)
+.TP
+.B shift in
 shift to normal character set (15)
-.It shift out
+.TP
+.B shift out
 shift to alternate character set (14)
-.It space
+.TP
+.B space
 moves forward one column (32)
-.It tab
+.TP
+.B tab
 moves forward to next tab stop (9)
-.It vertical tab
+.TP
+.B vertical tab
 reverse line feed (11)
-.El
-.Pp
-All unrecognized control characters and escape sequences are
-discarded.
-.Pp
-.Nm
-keeps track of the character set as characters are read and makes
-sure the character set is correct when they are output.
-.Pp
+.PD
+.RE
+.PP
+All unrecognized control characters and escape sequences are discarded.
+.PP
+.B col
+keeps track of the character set as characters are read and makes sure the
+character set is correct when they are output.
+.PP
 If the input attempts to back up to the last flushed line,
-.Nm col
+.B col
 will display a warning message.
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr expand 1 ,
-.Xr nroff 1 ,
-.Xr tbl 1
-.Sh STANDARDS
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR expand (1),
+.BR nroff (1),
+.BR tbl (1)
+.SH STANDARDS
 The
-.Nm col
-utility conforms to the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2. The
-.Fl l
+.B col
+utility conforms to the Single UNIX Specification, Version 2.  The
+.B \-l
 option is an extension to the standard.
-.Sh HISTORY
+.SH HISTORY
 A
-.Nm col
-command
-appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
-.Sh AVAILABILITY
+.B col
+command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
+.SH AVAILABILITY
 The col command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
-ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
+.UR ftp://\:ftp.kernel.org\:/pub\:/linux\:/utils\:/util-linux/
+Linux Kernel Archive
+.UE .