ARPUS/ce, Version 2.6.2 (03/10/05) (SCCS 1.6) _______________________________________________________________________________ tf [-l <n>] [-r <n>] [-c] [-b] [-p] "text flow" DESCRIPTION: The 'tf' command rearranges text in two ways: tf -l n -r n [-b] Rearrange the text in the specified region so that all text within the region will appear between the specific margins. The text is treated as one single line and then split into portions that each fit within the specified margins. Splits take place only where blanks and tabs are found. Lines are left-justified. The only instance in which text might end up outside the specified margins is when a single 'token' (that is, a string of characters containing neither blanks nor tabs) has more characters than can possibly fit between the two margins. In such cases, the token is aligned with the left margin and will exceed the right margin. '-l n' and '-r n' are both optional. If '-l' is included, it must be accompanied by 'n' or an error message is displayed. If '-l' is omitted, column 1 is assumed as the left margin. If -'r' is included, it must be accompanied by 'n' or an error message is displayed. If '-r' is omitted, no right margin is assumed. Omitting the right margin has the effect of simply aligning the affected text lines along the left margin. This form of the command also accepts a '-b' option, which instructs ce to insert blanks into lines so that all lines end up being both left and right justified. tf -l n -r n [-c] This form of the command instructs ce to center each line relative to the specified margins. '-l' and '-r' are treated as above. Lines are never split or joined with the '-c' option. If a line's length exceeds the width defined by the margins, the line is simply left-justified. If a rectangular region is highlighted, tf moves all text on lines that are highlighted into the highlighted region. Text that exists to the left or the right of a rectangular highlighted region is still included in the tf operation. ARGUMENTS: -b Balance. Left and right justify the text. -c Center. Center each line of text between the start and end -l <n> Specifies the left column number. Defaults to column 1 unless rectangular highlighting is in effect. Rectangular highlighting takes precedence over -l. -r <n> Specifies the right column number. Defaults to column 72 unless rectangular highlighting is in effect. Rectangular highlighting takes precedence over -r. -p Press out multiple blanks into single blanks before beginning the text flow operation. Useful for re-text flowing. RELATED HELP FILES: bl (Balance) case (Change Case) untab (Remove Tabs) ww (Window Wrap) support (customer support) _______________________________________________________________________________ Copyright (c) 2005, Robert Styma Consulting. All rights reserved.