I've brought in and modified a roff so that it should be translatable into B.

I've started work on writing the man pages in this version of roff.

man/cat.1

@@ -1,28 +1,35 @@
-        11/3/70                                                      CAT (I)
+.oh '11/3/70''CAT(I)'
-
+.ta 18 21
-
+NAME	cat -- concatenate and print
-NAME              cat -- concatenate and print
+.sp
-
+SYNOPSIS	
-SYNOPSIS          cat file1 ...
+.ul
-
+cat
-DESCRIPTION       cat reads each file in sequence and writes it on the
+file1 ...
-                  standard output stream. Thus:
+.sp
-
+DESCRIPTION	
-                                  cat file
+.ul
-
+cat
-                  is about the easiest way to print a file. Also:
+reads each file in sequence and writes it on
-
+	the standard output stream. Thus:
-                     cat filel file2 >file3
+.sp
-
+.ul
-                  is about the easiest way to concatenate files.
+		cat file
-
+.sp
-FILES
+	is about the easiest way to print a file. Also:
-
+.sp
-SEE ALSO          pr, cp
+.ul
-
+		cat filel file2 >file3
-DIAGNOSTICS       If a file cannot be found it is ignored. If no files are
+.sp
-		  given, "no files" is output.
+	is about the easiest way to concatenate files.
-
+.sp
-BUGS
+FILES	--
-
+.sp
-OWNER             ken, dmr
+SEE ALSO	pr, cp
+.sp
+DIAGNOSTICS	If a file cannot be found it is ignored. If no
+	files are given, "no files" is output.
+.sp
+BUGS	--
+.sp
+OWNER	ken, dmr

man/chmod.1

@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
-        11/3/70                                                    CHMOD (I)
+.oh '11/3/70''CHMOD(I)'
-
+.ta 18 21
-
+NAME	chmod -- change mode
-NAME              chmod -- change mode
+.sp
-
+SYNOPSIS	
-SYNOPSIS          chmod octal file1 file2 file3 ...
+.ul
-
+chmod
-DESCRIPTION       The octal mode replaces the mode of each of the files. The
+octal file1 file2 file3 ...
-                  mode is constructed from the OR of the following modes:
+.sp
-
+DESCRIPTION	The octal mode replaces the mode of each of the
-                     01 write for non--owner
+	files. The mode is constructed from the OR of
-                     02 read for non--owner
+	the following modes:
-                     04 write for owner
+.sp
-                     10 read for owner
+		01 write for non--owner
-                     20 executable
+		02 read for non--owner
-                     40 set--UID
+		04 write for owner
-
+		10 read for owner
-                  Only the owner of a file may change its mode.
+		20 executable
-
+		40 set--UID
-FILES
+.sp
-
+		Only the owner of a file may change its mode.
-SEE ALSO          stat, ls
+.sp
-
+FILES	--
-DIAGNOSTICS
+.sp
-
+SEE ALSO	stat, ls
-BUGS
+.sp
-
+DIAGNOSTICS	--
-OWNER             ken, dmr
+.sp
+BUGS	--
+.sp
+OWNER	ken, dmr

man/chown.1

@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
-11/3/70                                                          CHOWN (I)
+.oh '11/3/70''CHOWN(I)'
-
+.ta 18 21
-
+NAME	chown -- change owner
-NAME          chown -- change owner
+.sp
-
+SYNOPSIS	
-SYNOPSIS      chown owner file
+.ul
-
+chown
-DESCRIPTION   owner becomes the new owner of the files. The owner is an
+owner file
-              octal UID.
+.sp
-
+DESCRIPTION	
-              Only the owner of a file is allowed to change the owner.
+.ul
-
+owner
-FILES 
+becomes the new owner of the files. The
-
+	owner is an octal UID.
-SEE ALSO      stat
+.sp
-
+	Only the owner of a file is allowed to change
-DIAGNOSTICS
+	the owner.
-
+.sp
-BUGS
+FILES	--
-
+.sp
-OWNER         ken, dmr
+SEE ALSO	stat
+.sp
+DIAGNOSTICS	?
+.sp
+BUGS	--
+.sp
+OWNER	ken, dmr