tal: tal (trailer alignment filter) tal: tal: tal is a filter that reads in lines from standard input. The lines are tal: sent to standard output with common trailing characters aligned so tal: that they all begin and end on the same column of text. This can be tal: used to repair 'broken boxes' or align the backslashes on long macro tal: definitions in C programs. But tal will work on any kind of common tal: ending and is especially useful as a filter for the vim text editor. tal: tal: tal: