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GROFF(1)						 GROFF(1)

NAME
       groff - front end for the groff document formatting system

SYNOPSIS
       groff [ -abehilpstvzCENRSUVXZ ] [ -wname ] [  -Wname  ]	[
       -mname ] [ -Fdir ] [ -Idir ] [ -Tdev ] [ -ffam ] [ -Mdir ]
       [ -dcs ] [ -rcn ] [ -nnum ] [ -olist ] [ -Parg ] [ -Larg ]
       [ files... ]

DESCRIPTION
       groff is a front-end to the groff document formatting sys-
       tem.  Normally it runs the troff program and a postproces-
       sor   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.

       lj4    For  an HP LaserJet4-compatible (or other PCL5-com-
	      patible) printer.

       html   To produce HTML output.

       The postprocessor to be used for a device is specified  by
       the  postpro command in the device description file.  This
       can be overridden with the -X option.

       The default device is ps.  It  can  optionally  preprocess
       with any of pic, eqn, tbl, refer, or soelim.

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

       The grog command can be used to guess  the  correct  groff
       command to use to format a file.

OPTIONS
       -h     Print a help message.

       -e     Preprocess with eqn.

       -t     Preprocess with tbl.

       -p     Preprocess with pic.

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       -s     Preprocess with soelim.

       -Idir  This  option  is	as  described in soelim(1).  This
	      option implies the -s option.

       -R     Preprocess with refer.  No  mechanism  is	 provided
	      for  passing  arguments to refer because most refer
	      options  have  equivalent	 commands  which  can  be
	      included	in  the	 file.	 See  refer(1)	for  more
	      details.

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

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

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

       -Z     Do  not  postprocess the output of troff.	 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.   Note
	      that groff does not prepend - to arg before passing
	      it to the postprocessor.

       -l     Send the output to a printer.  The command used for
	      this  is	specified  by  the  print  command in the
	      device description file.

       -Larg  Pass arg to the spooler.	Each argument  should  be
	      passed  with a separate -L option.  Note that groff
	      does not prepend - to arg before passing it to  the
	      postprocessor.

       -Tdev  Prepare  output for device dev.  The default device
	      is ps.

       -X     Preview with gxditview instead of using  the  usual
	      postprocessor.  Groff passes gxditview a -printCom-
	      mand option which will make  the	Print  action  do
	      what  groff  would  have	done if the -l option had
	      been given.   This  is  unlikely	to  produce  good
	      results except with -Tps.

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

       -S     Safer mode.  Pass the -S option to pic and use  the
	      -msafer macros with troff.  (enabled by default)

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       -U     Unsafe  mode.  Reverts to the old unsafe behaviour.

       -a
       -b
       -i
       -C
       -E
       -wname
       -Wname
       -mname
       -olist
       -dcs
       -rcn
       -Fdir
       -Mdir
       -ffam
       -nnum  These are as described in troff(1).

ENVIRONMENT
       GROFF_COMMAND_PREFIX
	      If this is  set  X,  then	 groff	will  run  Xtroff
	      instead  of  troff.  This also applies to tbl, pic,
	      eqn, refer, and  soelim.	 It  does  not	apply  to
	      grops,   grodvi,	 grotty,   grolj4,  grohtml,  and
	      gxditview.

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

       GROFF_TYPESETTER
	      Default device.

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

       PATH   The search path for commands executed by groff.

       GROFF_TMPDIR
	      The directory in which temporary files will be cre-
	      ated.  If this is not set and TMPDIR is set, tempo-
	      rary files will be created in that directory.  Oth-
	      erwise  temporary	 files	will  be created in /tmp.
	      The grops(1) and refer(1) commands can create  tem-
	      porary files.

FILES
       /usr/share/groff_font/devname/DESC
	      Device description file for device name.

       /usr/share/groff_font/devname/F
	      Font file for font F of device name.

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AUTHOR
       James Clark <jjc@jclark.com>

BUGS
       Report  bugs  to	 bug-groff@gnu.org.   Include a complete,
       self-contained example that  will  allow	 the  bug  to  be
       reproduced,  and say which version of groff you are using.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999  Free	 Software
       Foundation, Inc.

       groff  is  free	software;  you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it under	the  terms  of	the  GNU  General  Public
       License	as  published  by  the	Free Software Foundation;
       either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.

       groff is distributed in the hope that it will  be  useful,
       but  WITHOUT  ANY  WARRANTY; without even the implied war-
       ranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  PUR-
       POSE.   See  the	 GNU  General  Public  License	for  more
       details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General  Public
       License	along  with groff; see the file COPYING.  If not,
       write to the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple	 Place	-
       Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

AVAILABILITY
       The most recent released version of groff is always avail-
       able for anonymous ftp from ftp.gnu.org in  the	directory
       gnu/groff.

SEE ALSO
       grog(1),	 troff(1),  tbl(1),  pic(1),  eqn(1),  soelim(1),
       refer(1),  grops(1),  grodvi(1),	 grotty(1),   grohtml(1),
       gxditview(1),  groff_font(5),  groff_out(5), groff_man(7),
       groff_ms(7), groff_me(7), groff_char(7), groff_msafer(7)

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