# tbl > Table preprocessor for the groff (GNU Troff) document formatting system. > See also `groff` and `troff`. > More information: . - Process input with tables, saving the output for future typesetting with groff to PostScript: `tbl {{path/to/input_file}} > {{path/to/output.roff}}` - Typeset input with tables to PDF using the [me] macro package: `tbl -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.tbl}} | groff -{{me}} -T {{pdf}} > {{path/to/output.pdf}}`