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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-groff" role="wrap">
9 <?dbhtml filename="groff.html"?>
10
11 <title>Groff-&groff-version;</title>
12
13 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff">
14 <primary sortas="a-Groff">Groff</primary>
15 </indexterm>
16
17 <sect2 role="package">
18 <title/>
19
20 <para>The Groff package contains programs for processing and formatting
21 text.</para>
22
23 </sect2>
24
25 <sect2 role="installation">
26 <title>Installation of Groff</title>
27
28 <para os="a">Groff expects the environment variable <envar>PAGE</envar>
29 to contain the default paper size. For users in the United States,
30 <parameter>PAGE=letter</parameter> is appropriate. Elsewhere,
31 <parameter>PAGE=A4</parameter> may be more suitable.</para>
32
33 <para os="b">Prepare Groff for compilation:</para>
34
35<screen os="c"><userinput>PAGE=<replaceable>[paper_size]</replaceable> ./configure \
36 --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
37
38 <para os="d">Compile the package:</para>
39
40<screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
41
42 <para os="f">This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
43
44 <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
45
46<screen os="h"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
47
48 </sect2>
49
50 <sect2 id="contents-groff" role="content">
51 <title>Contents of Groff</title>
52
53 <segmentedlist>
54 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
55 <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
56
57 <seglistitem>
58 <seg>addftinfo, afmtodit, chem, eqn, eqn2graph, gdiffmk, grap2graph,
59 grn, grodvi, groff, groffer, grog, grolbp, grolj4, grops, grotty,
60 hpftodit, indxbib, lkbib, lookbib, mmroff, neqn, nroff, pdfroff,
61 pfbtops, pic, pic2graph, post-grohtml, pre-grohtml, preconv, refer,
62 roff2dvi, roff2html, roff2pdf, roff2ps, roff2text, roff2x, soelim,
63 tbl, tfmtodit, troff</seg>
64 <seg>/usr/lib/groff, /usr/share/doc/groff-&groff-version;, /usr/share/groff</seg>
65 </seglistitem>
66 </segmentedlist>
67
68 <variablelist>
69 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
70 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
71 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
72
73 <varlistentry id="addftinfo">
74 <term><command>addftinfo</command></term>
75 <listitem>
76 <para>Reads a troff font file and adds some additional font-metric
77 information that is used by the <command>groff</command> system</para>
78 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff addftinfo">
79 <primary sortas="b-addftinfo">addftinfo</primary>
80 </indexterm>
81 </listitem>
82 </varlistentry>
83
84 <varlistentry id="afmtodit">
85 <term><command>afmtodit</command></term>
86 <listitem>
87 <para>Creates a font file for use with <command>groff</command> and
88 <command>grops</command></para>
89 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff afmtodit">
90 <primary sortas="b-afmtodit">afmtodit</primary>
91 </indexterm>
92 </listitem>
93 </varlistentry>
94
95 <varlistentry id="chem">
96 <term><command>chem</command></term>
97 <listitem>
98 <para>Groff preprocessor for producing chemical structure diagrams</para>
99 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff chem">
100 <primary sortas="b-chem">chem</primary>
101 </indexterm>
102 </listitem>
103 </varlistentry>
104
105 <varlistentry id="eqn">
106 <term><command>eqn</command></term>
107 <listitem>
108 <para>Compiles descriptions of equations embedded within troff
109 input files into commands that are understood by
110 <command>troff</command></para>
111 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff eqn">
112 <primary sortas="b-eqn">eqn</primary>
113 </indexterm>
114 </listitem>
115 </varlistentry>
116
117 <varlistentry id="eqn2graph">
118 <term><command>eqn2graph</command></term>
119 <listitem>
120 <para>Converts a troff EQN (equation) into a cropped image</para>
121 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff eqn2graph">
122 <primary sortas="b-eqn2graph">eqn2graph</primary>
123 </indexterm>
124 </listitem>
125 </varlistentry>
126
127 <varlistentry id="gdiffmk">
128 <term><command>gdiffmk</command></term>
129 <listitem>
130 <para>Marks differences between groff/nroff/troff files</para>
131 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff gdiffmk">
132 <primary sortas="b-gdiffmk">gdiffmk</primary>
133 </indexterm>
134 </listitem>
135 </varlistentry>
136
137 <varlistentry id="grap2graph">
138 <term><command>grap2graph</command></term>
139 <listitem>
140 <para>Converts a grap diagram into a cropped bitmap image</para>
141 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grap2graph">
142 <primary sortas="b-grap2graph">grap2graph</primary>
143 </indexterm>
144 </listitem>
145 </varlistentry>
146
147 <varlistentry id="grn">
148 <term><command>grn</command></term>
149 <listitem>
150 <para>A <command>groff</command> preprocessor for gremlin files</para>
151 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grn">
152 <primary sortas="b-grn">grn</primary>
153 </indexterm>
154 </listitem>
155 </varlistentry>
156
157 <varlistentry id="grodvi">
158 <term><command>grodvi</command></term>
159 <listitem>
160 <para>A driver for <command>groff</command> that produces TeX dvi
161 format</para>
162 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grodvi">
163 <primary sortas="b-grodvi">grodvi</primary>
164 </indexterm>
165 </listitem>
166 </varlistentry>
167
168 <varlistentry id="groff">
169 <term><command>groff</command></term>
170 <listitem>
171 <para>A front-end to the groff document formatting system; normally, it
172 runs the <command>troff</command> program and a post-processor
173 appropriate for the selected device</para>
174 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff groff">
175 <primary sortas="b-groff">groff</primary>
176 </indexterm>
177 </listitem>
178 </varlistentry>
179
180 <varlistentry id="groffer">
181 <term><command>groffer</command></term>
182 <listitem>
183 <para>Displays groff files and man pages on X and tty terminals</para>
184 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff groffer">
185 <primary sortas="b-groffer">groffer</primary>
186 </indexterm>
187 </listitem>
188 </varlistentry>
189
190 <varlistentry id="grog">
191 <term><command>grog</command></term>
192 <listitem>
193 <para>Reads files and guesses which of the <command>groff</command>
194 options <option>-e</option>, <option>-man</option>, <option>-me</option>,
195 <option>-mm</option>, <option>-ms</option>, <option>-p</option>,
196 <option>-s</option>, and <option>-t</option> are required for printing
197 files, and reports the <command>groff</command> command including those
198 options</para>
199 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grog">
200 <primary sortas="b-grog">grog</primary>
201 </indexterm>
202 </listitem>
203 </varlistentry>
204
205 <varlistentry id="grolbp">
206 <term><command>grolbp</command></term>
207 <listitem>
208 <para>Is a <command>groff</command> driver for Canon CAPSL printers
209 (LBP-4 and LBP-8 series laser printers)</para>
210 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grolbp">
211 <primary sortas="b-grolbp">grolbp</primary>
212 </indexterm>
213 </listitem>
214 </varlistentry>
215
216 <varlistentry id="grolj4">
217 <term><command>grolj4</command></term>
218 <listitem>
219 <para>Is a driver for <command>groff</command> that produces output
220 in PCL5 format suitable for an HP LaserJet 4 printer</para>
221 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grolj4">
222 <primary sortas="b-grolj4">grolj4</primary>
223 </indexterm>
224 </listitem>
225 </varlistentry>
226
227 <varlistentry id="grops">
228 <term><command>grops</command></term>
229 <listitem>
230 <para>Translates the output of GNU <command>troff</command> to
231 PostScript</para>
232 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grops">
233 <primary sortas="b-grops">grops</primary>
234 </indexterm>
235 </listitem>
236 </varlistentry>
237
238 <varlistentry id="grotty">
239 <term><command>grotty</command></term>
240 <listitem>
241 <para>Translates the output of GNU <command>troff</command> into
242 a form suitable for typewriter-like devices</para>
243 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff grotty">
244 <primary sortas="b-grotty">grotty</primary>
245 </indexterm>
246 </listitem>
247 </varlistentry>
248
249 <varlistentry id="hpftodit">
250 <term><command>hpftodit</command></term>
251 <listitem>
252 <para>Creates a font file for use with <command>groff -Tlj4</command>
253 from an HP-tagged font metric file</para>
254 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff hpftodit">
255 <primary sortas="b-hpftodit">hpftodit</primary>
256 </indexterm>
257 </listitem>
258 </varlistentry>
259
260 <varlistentry id="indxbib">
261 <term><command>indxbib</command></term>
262 <listitem>
263 <para>Creates an inverted index for the bibliographic databases with a
264 specified file for use with <command>refer</command>,
265 <command>lookbib</command>, and <command>lkbib</command></para>
266 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff indxbib">
267 <primary sortas="b-indxbib">indxbib</primary>
268 </indexterm>
269 </listitem>
270 </varlistentry>
271
272 <varlistentry id="lkbib">
273 <term><command>lkbib</command></term>
274 <listitem>
275 <para>Searches bibliographic databases for references that contain
276 specified keys and reports any references found</para>
277 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff lkbib">
278 <primary sortas="b-lkbib">lkbib</primary>
279 </indexterm>
280 </listitem>
281 </varlistentry>
282
283 <varlistentry id="lookbib">
284 <term><command>lookbib</command></term>
285 <listitem>
286 <para>Prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input
287 is not a terminal), reads a line containing a set of keywords from the
288 standard input, searches the bibliographic databases in a specified file
289 for references containing those keywords, prints any references found
290 on the standard output, and repeats this process until the end of
291 input</para>
292 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff lookbib">
293 <primary sortas="b-lookbib">lookbib</primary>
294 </indexterm>
295 </listitem>
296 </varlistentry>
297
298 <varlistentry id="mmroff">
299 <term><command>mmroff</command></term>
300 <listitem>
301 <para>A simple preprocessor for <command>groff</command></para>
302 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff mmroff">
303 <primary sortas="b-mmroff">mmroff</primary>
304 </indexterm>
305 </listitem>
306 </varlistentry>
307
308 <varlistentry id="neqn">
309 <term><command>neqn</command></term>
310 <listitem>
311 <para>Formats equations for American Standard Code for Information
312 Interchange (ASCII) output</para>
313 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff neqn">
314 <primary sortas="b-neqn">neqn</primary>
315 </indexterm>
316 </listitem>
317 </varlistentry>
318
319 <varlistentry id="nroff">
320 <term><command>nroff</command></term>
321 <listitem>
322 <para>A script that emulates the <command>nroff</command> command
323 using <command>groff</command></para>
324 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff nroff">
325 <primary sortas="b-nroff">nroff</primary>
326 </indexterm>
327 </listitem>
328 </varlistentry>
329
330 <varlistentry id="pdfroff">
331 <term><command>pdfroff</command></term>
332 <listitem>
333 <para>Creates pdf documents using groff</para>
334 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff pdfroff">
335 <primary sortas="b-pdfroff">pdfroff</primary>
336 </indexterm>
337 </listitem>
338 </varlistentry>
339
340 <varlistentry id="pfbtops">
341 <term><command>pfbtops</command></term>
342 <listitem>
343 <para>Translates a PostScript font in <filename
344 class="extension">.pfb</filename> format to ASCII</para>
345 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff pfbtops">
346 <primary sortas="b-pfbtops">pfbtops</primary>
347 </indexterm>
348 </listitem>
349 </varlistentry>
350
351 <varlistentry id="pic">
352 <term><command>pic</command></term>
353 <listitem>
354 <para>Compiles descriptions of pictures embedded within troff or
355 TeX input files into commands understood by TeX or
356 <command>troff</command></para>
357 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff pic">
358 <primary sortas="b-pic">pic</primary>
359 </indexterm>
360 </listitem>
361 </varlistentry>
362
363 <varlistentry id="pic2graph">
364 <term><command>pic2graph</command></term>
365 <listitem>
366 <para>Converts a PIC diagram into a cropped image</para>
367 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff pic2graph">
368 <primary sortas="b-pic2graph">pic2graph</primary>
369 </indexterm>
370 </listitem>
371 </varlistentry>
372
373 <varlistentry id="post-grohtml">
374 <term><command>post-grohtml</command></term>
375 <listitem>
376 <para>Translates the output of GNU <command>troff</command> to
377 HTML</para>
378 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff post-grohtml">
379 <primary sortas="b-post-grohtml">post-grohtml</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383
384 <varlistentry id="pre-grohtml">
385 <term><command>pre-grohtml</command></term>
386 <listitem>
387 <para>Translates the output of GNU <command>troff</command> to
388 HTML</para>
389 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff pre-grohtml">
390 <primary sortas="b-pre-grohtml">pre-grohtml</primary>
391 </indexterm>
392 </listitem>
393 </varlistentry>
394
395 <varlistentry id="preconv">
396 <term><command>preconv</command></term>
397 <listitem>
398 <para>Converts encoding of input files to something GNU
399 <command>troff</command> understands</para>
400 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff preconv">
401 <primary sortas="b-preconv">preconv</primary>
402 </indexterm>
403 </listitem>
404 </varlistentry>
405
406 <varlistentry id="refer">
407 <term><command>refer</command></term>
408 <listitem>
409 <para>Copies the contents of a file to the standard output, except
410 that lines between <emphasis>.[</emphasis> and <emphasis>.]</emphasis>
411 are interpreted as citations, and lines between <emphasis>.R1</emphasis>
412 and <emphasis>.R2</emphasis> are interpreted as commands for how
413 citations are to be processed</para>
414 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff refer">
415 <primary sortas="b-refer">refer</primary>
416 </indexterm>
417 </listitem>
418 </varlistentry>
419
420 <varlistentry id="roff2dvi">
421 <term><command>roff2dvi</command></term>
422 <listitem>
423 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
424 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2dvi">
425 <primary sortas="b-roff2dvi">roff2dvi</primary>
426 </indexterm>
427 </listitem>
428 </varlistentry>
429
430 <varlistentry id="roff2html">
431 <term><command>roff2html</command></term>
432 <listitem>
433 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
434 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2html">
435 <primary sortas="b-roff2html">roff2html</primary>
436 </indexterm>
437 </listitem>
438 </varlistentry>
439
440 <varlistentry id="roff2pdf">
441 <term><command>roff2pdf</command></term>
442 <listitem>
443 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
444 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2pdf">
445 <primary sortas="b-roff2pdf">roff2pdf</primary>
446 </indexterm>
447 </listitem>
448 </varlistentry>
449
450 <varlistentry id="roff2ps">
451 <term><command>roff2ps</command></term>
452 <listitem>
453 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
454 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2ps">
455 <primary sortas="b-roff2ps">roff2ps</primary>
456 </indexterm>
457 </listitem>
458 </varlistentry>
459
460 <varlistentry id="roff2text">
461 <term><command>roff2text</command></term>
462 <listitem>
463 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
464 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2text">
465 <primary sortas="b-roff2text">roff2text</primary>
466 </indexterm>
467 </listitem>
468 </varlistentry>
469
470 <varlistentry id="roff2x">
471 <term><command>roff2x</command></term>
472 <listitem>
473 <para>Transforms roff files into other formats</para>
474 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff roff2x">
475 <primary sortas="b-roff2x">roff2x</primary>
476 </indexterm>
477 </listitem>
478 </varlistentry>
479
480 <varlistentry id="soelim">
481 <term><command>soelim</command></term>
482 <listitem>
483 <para>Reads files and replaces lines of the form <emphasis>.so
484 file</emphasis> by the contents of the mentioned
485 <emphasis>file</emphasis></para>
486 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff soelim">
487 <primary sortas="b-soelim">soelim</primary>
488 </indexterm>
489 </listitem>
490 </varlistentry>
491
492 <varlistentry id="tbl">
493 <term><command>tbl</command></term>
494 <listitem>
495 <para>Compiles descriptions of tables embedded within troff input
496 files into commands that are understood by
497 <command>troff</command></para>
498 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff tbl">
499 <primary sortas="b-tbl">tbl</primary>
500 </indexterm>
501 </listitem>
502 </varlistentry>
503
504 <varlistentry id="tfmtodit">
505 <term><command>tfmtodit</command></term>
506 <listitem>
507 <para>Creates a font file for use with <command>groff
508 -Tdvi</command></para>
509 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff tfmtodit">
510 <primary sortas="b-tfmtodit">tfmtodit</primary>
511 </indexterm>
512 </listitem>
513 </varlistentry>
514
515 <varlistentry id="troff">
516 <term><command>troff</command></term>
517 <listitem>
518 <para>Is highly compatible with Unix <command>troff</command>; it
519 should usually be invoked using the <command>groff</command> command,
520 which will also run preprocessors and post-processors in the
521 appropriate order and with the appropriate options</para>
522 <indexterm zone="ch-system-groff troff">
523 <primary sortas="b-troff">troff</primary>
524 </indexterm>
525 </listitem>
526 </varlistentry>
527
528 </variablelist>
529
530 </sect2>
531
532</sect1>
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