diff --git a/doc/LLgen/Makefile b/doc/LLgen/Makefile
index 8aee6815a..ef36c4aef 100644
--- a/doc/LLgen/Makefile
+++ b/doc/LLgen/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 EQN=eqn
 REFER=refer
 TBL=tbl
+TARGET=-Tlp
 
 ../LLgen.doc:	LLgen.n LLgen.refs
-		$(REFER) -sA+T -p LLgen.refs LLgen.n | $(EQN) | $(TBL) > $@
+		$(REFER) -sA+T -p LLgen.refs LLgen.n | $(EQN) $(TARGET) | $(TBL) > $@
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 6b5271223..f1d6f9c6d 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ EQN=eqn
 PIC=pic
 REFER=refer
 MS=-ms
+TARGET=-Tlp
 
 RESFILES= \
 	toolkit.$(SUF) install.$(SUF) em.$(SUF) ack.$(SUF) v7bugs.$(SUF) \
@@ -19,37 +20,37 @@ RESFILES= \
 .SUFFIXES: .doc .$(SUF)
 
 .doc.$(SUF):
-		$(NROFF) $(MS) $< > $@
+		$(NROFF) $(MS) $(TARGET) $< > $@
 
 crefman.$(SUF):	crefman.doc
-		$(EQN) crefman.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) >$@
+		$(EQN) $(TARGET) crefman.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) $(TARGET) >$@
 v7bugs.$(SUF):	v7bugs.doc
-		$(NROFF) v7bugs.doc >$@
+		$(NROFF) $(TARGET) v7bugs.doc >$@
 install.$(SUF):	install.doc
-		$(TBL) install.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) >$@
+		$(TBL) $(TARGET) install.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) $(TARGET) >$@
 pcref.$(SUF):	pcref.doc
-		$(TBL) pcref.doc | $(NROFF) >$@
+		$(TBL) $(TARGET) pcref.doc | $(NROFF) $(TARGET) >$@
 val.$(SUF):	val.doc
-		$(NROFF) val.doc >$@
+		$(NROFF) $(TARGET) val.doc >$@
 6500.$(SUF):	6500.doc
-		$(TBL) 6500.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) >$@
+		$(TBL) $(TARGET) 6500.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) $(TARGET) >$@
 ncg.$(SUF):	ncg.doc
-		$(TBL) ncg.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) >$@
+		$(TBL) $(TARGET) ncg.doc | $(NROFF) $(MS) $(TARGET) >$@
 LLgen.doc:	LLgen.X
 LLgen.X:
-		cd LLgen; make "EQN="$(EQN) "TBL="$(TBL) "REFER="$(REFER)
+		cd LLgen; make "EQN="$(EQN) "TBL="$(TBL) "REFER="$(REFER) "TARGET="$(TARGET)
 top.doc:	top.X
 top.X:
-		cd top; make "EQN="$(EQN) "TBL="$(TBL) "REFER="$(REFER)
+		cd top; make "EQN="$(EQN) "TBL="$(TBL) "REFER="$(REFER) "TARGET="$(TARGET)
 occam.doc:	occam.X
 occam.X:
-		cd occam; make "PIC="$(PIC) "TBL="$(TBL) "EQN="$(EQN)
+		cd occam; make "PIC="$(PIC) "TBL="$(TBL) "EQN="$(EQN) "TARGET="$(TARGET)
 ego.doc:	ego.X
 ego.X:
-		cd ego; make "REFER="$(REFER)
+		cd ego; make "REFER="$(REFER) "TARGET="$(TARGET)
 em.$(SUF):	em.X
 em.X:
-		cd em; make "TBL="$(TBL) "NROFF="$(NROFF) "SUF="$(SUF)
+		cd em; make "TBL="$(TBL) "NROFF="$(NROFF) "SUF="$(SUF) "TARGET="$(TARGET)
 
 install cmp:
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ distr:		install.doc
 
 pr:
 		@make "SUF="$(SUF) "NROFF="$(NROFF) "EQN="$(EQN) "TBL="$(TBL) \
-			"PIC="$(PIC) "MS="$(MS) \
+			"PIC="$(PIC) "MS="$(MS) "TARGET="$(TARGET) \
 			$(RESFILES) >make.pr.out 2>&1
 		@$(PRINT) $(RESFILES)
 
diff --git a/doc/em/Makefile b/doc/em/Makefile
index 30f3eea66..fbb13b18b 100644
--- a/doc/em/Makefile
+++ b/doc/em/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ HOME=../..
 TBL=tbl
 NROFF=nroff
 SUF=pr
+TARGET=-Tlp
 
 head:   ../em.$(SUF)
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ FILES = macr.nr title.nr intro.nr mem.nr ispace.nr dspace.nr mapping.nr \
 IOP=$(HOME)/etc/ip_spec.t#			# to construct itables from
 
 ../em.$(SUF):	$(FILES) itables dispatdummy em.i Makefile
-		$(TBL) $(FILES) | $(NROFF) > ../em.$(SUF)
+		$(TBL) $(FILES) | $(NROFF) $(TARGET) > ../em.$(SUF)
 
 app.codes.pr: app.codes.nr itables dispatdummy
 
diff --git a/doc/occam/Makefile b/doc/occam/Makefile
index 71583865d..6da4555b4 100644
--- a/doc/occam/Makefile
+++ b/doc/occam/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ FILES= p0 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9
 PIC=pic
 EQN=eqn
 TBL=tbl
+TARGET=-Tlp
 ../occam.doc:	p0 p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 channel.h.t channel.c.t
-	cat $(FILES) | $(PIC) | $(TBL) | $(EQN) > $@
+	cat $(FILES) | $(PIC) $(TARGET) | $(TBL) | $(EQN) $(TARGET) > $@
 
 channel.h.t:	$(EMHOME)/h/ocm_chan.h
 	ctot <$(EMHOME)/h/ocm_chan.h >channel.h.t
diff --git a/doc/top/Makefile b/doc/top/Makefile
index acd50d8b8..d1692fd83 100644
--- a/doc/top/Makefile
+++ b/doc/top/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 REFER=refer
 TBL=tbl
+TARGET=-Tlp
 
 ../top.doc:	top.n refs.top
-		$(REFER) -sA+T -l4,2 -p refs.top top.n | $(TBL) > $@
+		$(REFER) -sA+T -l4,2 -p refs.top top.n | $(TBL) $(TARGET) > $@