runoff.fill

Command/Runoff: Commands, Releases: AP and R83

Turns on 'line fill' mode.

Syntax

.f{ill}

Description

enters 'line fill' mode.

Words are processed until there are enough to fill a line without overflowing it.

If justifiction mode is on, Runoff inserts spaces in the line at random to make the right margin line up.

'.fill' is one of the '.standard' settings.

The '.nofill' command is used to terminate the '.fill' mode.

Example

.fill
This prints on line one,
and so does this.

The output appears as follows:

This prints on line one, and so does this.

See Also

Command Name Type Description
runoff.begin.page Command Processes the current page then forces a page break.
runoff.commands Command List of Runoff commands.
runoff.f Command 'fill'.
runoff.justify Command Activates 'fill' and 'justify' mode.
runoff.nofill Command Disables line fill and justification.
runoff.standard Command Sets default output and formatting settings.
runoff.nojustify Command Outputs text with 'ragged' right margin.

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