text/troff is a text media type commonly associated with .t, .tr, .roff, .man, .me, .ms extensions.
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What is text/troff
text/troff is one of the text media types used on the internet. When serving this content over HTTP, set the Content-Type header in the response, for example:
Content-Type: text/troff
Related entities: associated extensions include .t、.tr、.roff、.man, and is delivered over HTTP via the Content-Type header, commonly with GET, POST, PUT and PATCH requests.
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Frequently asked questions
text/troff is a text media type used to identify a content format; servers announce it to clients with the Content-Type header.
Extensions such as .t, .tr, .roff, .man are associated with this MIME type.
Send Content-Type: text/troff in the HTTP response.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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