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author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-02-15 15:26:52 +0000 |
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diff --git a/appendixa/groff-desc.sgml b/appendixa/groff-desc.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index 21629cfe5..000000000 --- a/appendixa/groff-desc.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,234 +0,0 @@ -<sect2> -<title>Contents</title> - -<para> -The Groff packages contains the addftinfo, afmtodit, eqn, grodvi, groff, -grog, grohtml, grolj4, grops, grotty, hpftodit, indxbib, lkbib, lookbib, -neqn, nroff, pfbtops, pic, psbb, refer, soelim, tbl, tfmtodit and troff -programs. -</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2><title>Description</title> - -<sect3><title>addftinfo</title> - -<para> -addftinfo reads a troff font file and adds some additional font-metric -information that is used by the groff system. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>afmtodit</title> - -<para> -afmtodit creates a font file for use with groff and grops. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>eqn</title> - -<para> -eqn compiles descriptions of equations embedded within troff input files -into commands that are understood by troff. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grodvi</title> - -<para> -grodvi is a driver for groff that produces TeX dvi format. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>groff</title> - -<para> -groff is a front-end to the groff document formatting system. Normally it -runs the troff program and a postprocessor appropriate for the selected -device. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grog</title> - -<para> -grog reads files and guesses which of the groff options -e, -man, -me, -mm, --ms, -p, -s, and -t are required for printing files, and prints the groff -command including those options on the standard output. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grohtml</title> - -<para> -grohtml translates the output of GNU troff to html -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grolj4</title> - -<para> -grolj4 is a driver for groff that produces output in PCL5 format suitable -for an HP Laserjet 4 printer. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grops</title> - -<para> -grops translates the output of GNU troff to PostScript. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>grotty</title> - -<para> -grotty translates the output of GNU troff into a form suitable for -typewriter-like devices. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>hpftodit</title> - -<para> -hpftodit creates a font file for use with groff -Tlj4 from an HP -tagged font metric file. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>indxbib</title> - -<para> -indxbib makes an inverted index for the bibliographic databases a -specified file for use with refer, lookbib, and lkbib. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>lkbib</title> - -<para> -lkbib searches bibliographic databases for references that contain -specified keys and prints any references found on the standard output. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>lookbib</title> - -<para> -lookbib prints a prompt on the standard error (unless the standard input -is not a terminal), reads from the standard input a line containing a set -of keywords, searches the bibliographic databases in a specified file for -references containing those keywords, prints any references found on the -standard output, and repeats this process until the end of input. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>neqn</title> - -<para> -It is currently not known what neqn is and what it does. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>nroff</title> - -<para> -The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>pfbtops</title> - -<para> -pfbtops translates a PostScript font in .pfb format to ASCII. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>pic</title> - -<para> -pic compiles descriptions of pictures embedded within troff or TeX input -files into commands that are understood by TeX or troff. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>psbb</title> - -<para> -psbb reads a file which should be a PostScript document conforming to the -Document Structuring conventions and looks for a %%BoundingBox comment. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>refer</title> - -<para> -refer copies the contents of a file to the standard output, except that -lines between .[ and .] are interpreted as citations, and lines between .R1 -and .R2 are interpreted as commands about how citations are to be -processed. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>soelim</title> - -<para> -soelim reads files and replaces lines of the form -<emphasis>.so file</emphasis> by the contents of -<emphasis>file</emphasis>. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>tbl</title> - -<para> -tbl compiles descriptions of tables embedded within troff input files -into commands that are understood by troff. -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>tfmtodit</title> - -<para> -tfmtodit creates a font file for use with <userinput>groff --Tdvi</userinput> -</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3><title>troff</title> - -<para> -troff is highly compatible with Unix troff. Usually it should be invoked -using the groff command, which will also run preprocessors and -postprocessors in the appropriate order and with the appropriate options. -</para> - -</sect3> - -</sect2> - |