groff(@MAN1EXT@) — 386BSD 1.0



GROFF(@MAN1EXT@)               1990              GROFF(@MAN1EXT@)


NAME
       groff - front end for the groff document formatting system

SYNOPSIS
       groff [ -tpeszaivhblCENVZ ] [ -wname ] [ -Wname ] [ -Hfile
       ]  [  -mname  ]  [ -Fdir ] [ -Tdev ] [ -ffam ] [ -Mdir ] [
       -dcs ] [ -rcn ] [ -nnum ] [ -olist ] [ -Parg ] [  files...
       ]

DESCRIPTION
       groff is a front-end to the groff document formatting sys-
       tems.  Normally it runs the gtroff program and a  postpro-
       cessor  appropriate  for  the  selected device.  Available
       devices are:

       ps     For PostScript printers and previewers

       dvi    For TeX dvi format

       X75    For a 75 dpi X11 previewer

       X100   For a 100dpi X11 previewer

       ascii  For typewriter-like devices

       latin1 For typewriter-like devices using the  ISO  Latin-1
              character set.

       The default device is @DEVICE@.  It can optionally prepro-
       cess with any of gpic, geqn, gtbl, or  gsoelim.   It  will
       also  load  any  macros and eqn definitions required for a
       particular device.  It can also spool the  resulting  out-
       put.

       Options without an argument can be grouped behind a single
       -.  A filename of - denotes the standard input.

OPTIONS
       -h     Print a help message.

       -e     Preprocess with geqn.

       -t     Preprocess with gtbl.

       -p     Preprocess with gpic.

       -s     Preprocess with soelim.

       -v     Make programs run by groff print out their  version
              number.

       -V     Print  the  pipeline on stdout instead of executing
              it.




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       -z     Suppress output from gtroff.  Only  error  messages
              will be printed.

       -Z     Do  not postprocess the output of gtroff.  Normally
              groff will automatically run the appropriate  post-
              processor.

       -Parg  Pass  arg  to  the  postprocessor.   Each  argument
              should be passed with a separate -P option.

       -l     Spool the output.

       -Larg  Pass arg to the spooler.  Each argument  should  be
              passed with a separate -L option.

       -Tdev  Prepare  output for device dev.  The default device
              is @DEVICE@.

       -N     Don't allow newlines with eqn delimiters.  This  is
              the same as the -N option in geqn.

       -a
       -b
       -i
       -C
       -E
       -wname
       -Wname
       -mname
       -olist
       -dcs
       -rcn
       -Fdir
       -Mdir
       -Hfile
       -ffam
       -nnum  These are as described in gtroff(@MAN1EXT@).

ENVIRONMENT
       GROFFTMACPATH
              A  colon  separated list of directories in which to
              search for macro files.

       GROFFTYPESETTER
              Default device.

       GROFFFONTPATH
              A colon separated list of directories in  which  to
              search for the devname directory.

       GROFFHYPHEN
              File containing hyphenation patterns.

       PATH   The search path for commands executed by groff.



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FILES
       @HYPHENFILE@                Hyphenation patterns

       @MACRODIR@/tmac.name        Macro file used by -mname.

       @FONTDIR@/devname/DESC      Device  description  file  for
                                   device name.

       @FONTDIR@/devname/F         Font file for font F of device
                                   name.

       @FONTDIR@/devname/eqnchar   geqn  definitions  for  device
                                   name.

SEE ALSO
       grog(@MAN1EXT@),    gtroff(@MAN1EXT@),    gtbl(@MAN1EXT@),
       gpic(@MAN1EXT@),     geqn(@MAN1EXT@),    grops(@MAN1EXT@),
       grodvi(@MAN1EXT@),                      grotty(@MAN1EXT@),
       grofffont(@MAN5EXT@),               groffout(@MAN5EXT@),
       groffms(@MAN7EXT@), groffme(@MAN7EXT@)
       Groff Character Names




































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