NAME

tc − phototypesetter simulator

SYNOPSIS

tc [ −t ] [ −sn ] [ −pl ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

Tc interprets its input (standard input default) as device codes for a Wang Laboratories, Inc.  C/A/T phototypesetter.  The standard output of tc is intended for a Tektronix 4014 terminal with ASCII and APL character sets.  The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into the 4014’s four sizes; the entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014’s character generator, with overstruck combinations where necessary.  Typical usage is:

troff −t files | tc

At the end of each page, tc waits for a new-line (empty line) from the keyboard before continuing on to the next page.  In this wait state, the command e will suppress the screen erase before the next page; sn will cause the next n pages to be skipped; and !cmd will send cmd to the shell. 

The command line options are:

−t Don’t wait between pages (for directing output into a file). 

−sn Skip the first n pages. 

−pl Set page length to l; l may include the scale factors p (points), i (inches), c (centimeters), and P (picas); default is picas. 

SEE ALSO

4014(1), sh(1), troff(1). 

BUGS

Font distinctions are lost. 

Version 2.4  —  May 08, 1986