NAME

gcat − send phototypesetter output to the HONEYWELL 6000

SYNOPSIS

gcat [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION

Gcat arranges to have troff(1) output sent to the phototypesetter or debugging devices (STARE or line printer) attached to the HONEYWELL system.  GCOS identification must appear in the UNIX password file (see passwd(5)), or be supplied by the −i option.  If no file name appears, the standard input is sent; thus gcat may be used as an output pipe for troff(1).

The option −g (for GCOS) must be used with the troff(1) command to make things work properly. This command string sends output to the GCOS phototypesetter:

troff −g file │ gcat

The following options, each as a separate argument, and in any combination (multiple outputs are permitted), may be given after gcat:

−ph Send output to the phototypesetter.  This is a default option. 

−st Send output to STARE for fast turn-around. 

−tx Send output as text to the line printer (useful for checking spelling, hyphenation, pagination, etc.). 

−du Send output to the line printer, dummied up to make the format correct.  Because many characters are dropped, the output is unreadable, but useful for seeing the shape (margins, etc.) of the document. 

−c Make a copy of the file to be sent before returning to the user. 

−r Remove the file after sending it. 

−f Use the next argument as a dummy file name to report back in the mail.  (This is useful for distinguishing multiple runs, especially when gcat is being used as a filter). 

−i Supply the GCOS “ident card” image as the parameter −iMxxxx,Myyy where Mxxxx is the GCOS job number and Myyy the GCOS bin number. 

−m When transmission is complete, report by mail(1) the so-called snumb of the receiving GCOS job.  The mail is sent by the UNIX daemon; there is no guarantee that the GCOS job ran successfully.  This is a default option. 

−n Do not report the completion of transmission by mail(1).

−o Print the on-line GCOS accounting output. 

−t Toss out the on-line GCOS accounting output.  This is a default option. 

−sn Submit job to GCOS with service grade n (n=1, 2, 3). Default is −s1. 

If none of the output options are specified, phototypesetter output (−ph) is assumed by default. 

EXAMPLE

The command:

troff −g myfile │ gcat −st −im1234,m567,myname −f myfile

will send the output of troff(1) to STARE, with the GCOS “ident card” specifying “M1234,M567,MYNAME”, and will report back that myfile has been sent. 

FILES

/etc/passwd user’s identification and GCOS ident card. 

/usr/lib/dpd sending daemon. 

/usr/spool/dpd/∗ spool area. 

SEE ALSO

dpd(1C), dpr(1C), fget(1C), fsend(1C), troff(1). 

May 16, 1980