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tbl: Process input with tables, saving the output for future typesetting with groff to PostScript.
$ tbl ${path-to-input_file} > ${path-to-output-roff}
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This command is using the "tbl" utility in Unix-based operating systems, which is a program for processing tables. The "tbl" command takes an input file specified by ${path-to-input_file} and processes it to generate formatted output in roff format. The output is then redirected using the ">" symbol to a file specified by ${path-to-output-roff}.

In simpler terms, this command takes a file containing tabular data as input, processes it using the "tbl" command, and saves the formatted output in roff format to a specified output file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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