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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
commit | bdc08c1c6419be50edb433c4425481bdabf8a5ea (patch) | |
tree | b93620a39c60088e399ecfd4cfb667a62ea0ec21 /appendixa/groff-desc.xml | |
parent | 76c0b783eeb766c0dec8e66dab2e6c275ba0786d (diff) |
[Bug 190] reorganise and sync descriptions
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1549 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/appendixa/groff-desc.xml b/appendixa/groff-desc.xml index 4a43db9c0..7c4a24b7b 100644 --- a/appendixa/groff-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/groff-desc.xml @@ -1,116 +1,122 @@ -<sect2> -<title>Contents</title> +<sect2><title>Contents of groff-&groff-contversion;</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> +<sect3><title>Program Files</title> +<para>addftinfo, afmtodit, eqn, grn, grodvi, groff, grog, grolbp, grolj4, +grops, grotty, hpftodit, indxbib, lkbib, lookbib, mmroff, neqn, nroff, +pfbtops, pic, post-grohtml, pre-grohtml, refer, soelim, tbl, +tfmtodit and troff</para></sect3> -</sect2> - -<sect2><title>Description</title> +<sect3><title>Descriptions</title> -<sect3><title>addftinfo</title> +<sect4><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> +information that is used by the groff system.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>afmtodit</title> -<para>afmtodit creates a font file for use with groff and grops.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>afmtodit</title> +<para>afmtodit creates a font file for use with groff and grops.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>eqn</title> +<sect4><title>eqn</title> <para>eqn compiles descriptions of equations embedded within troff input files -into commands that are understood by troff.</para></sect3> +into commands that are understood by troff.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>grn</title> +<para>grn is a groff preprocessor for gremlin files.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grodvi</title> -<para>grodvi is a driver for groff that produces TeX dvi format.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>grodvi</title> +<para>grodvi is a driver for groff that produces TeX dvi format.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>groff</title> +<sect4><title>groff</title> <para>groff is a front-end to the groff document formatting system. Normally it runs the troff program and a post-processor appropriate for the selected -device.</para></sect3> +device.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grog</title> +<sect4><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> +command including those options on the standard output.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grohtml</title> -<para>grohtml translates the output of GNU troff to html</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>grolbp</title> +<para>grolbp is a groff driver for Canon CAPSL printers (LBP-4 and LBP-8 +series laser printers).</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grolj4</title> +<sect4><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> +for an HP Laserjet 4 printer.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grops</title> -<para>grops translates the output of GNU troff to Postscript.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>grops</title> +<para>grops translates the output of GNU troff to Postscript.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>grotty</title> +<sect4><title>grotty</title> <para>grotty translates the output of GNU troff into a form suitable for -typewriter-like devices.</para></sect3> +typewriter-like devices.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>hpftodit</title> +<sect4><title>hpftodit</title> <para>hpftodit creates a font file for use with groff -Tlj4 from an HP -tagged font metric file.</para></sect3> +tagged font metric file.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>indxbib</title> +<sect4><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> +specified file for use with refer, lookbib, and lkbib.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>lkbib</title> +<sect4><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> +standard output.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>lookbib</title> +<sect4><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> +standard output, and repeats this process until the end of input.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>neqn</title> -<para>The neqn script formats equations for ascii output.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>mmroff</title> +<para>mmroff is a simple preprocessor for groff.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>nroff</title> -<para>The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>neqn</title> +<para>The neqn script formats equations for ascii output.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>pfbtops</title> +<sect4><title>nroff</title> +<para>The nroff script emulates the nroff command using groff.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>pfbtops</title> <para>pfbtops translates a Postscript font in .pfb format -to ASCII.</para></sect3> +to ASCII.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>pic</title> +<sect4><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> +files into commands that are understood by TeX or troff.</para></sect4> -<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> +<sect4><title>pre-grohtml and post-grohtml</title> +<para>pre- and post-grohtml translate the output of GNU troff +to html.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>refer</title> +<sect4><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> +processed.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>soelim</title> +<sect4><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> +<emphasis>file</emphasis>.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>tbl</title> +<sect4><title>tbl</title> <para>tbl compiles descriptions of tables embedded within troff input files -into commands that are understood by troff.</para></sect3> +into commands that are understood by troff.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>tfmtodit</title> +<sect4><title>tfmtodit</title> <para>tfmtodit creates a font file for use with <userinput>groff --Tdvi</userinput></para></sect3> +-Tdvi</userinput></para></sect4> -<sect3><title>troff</title> +<sect4><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 post-processors in the appropriate order and with the appropriate -options.</para></sect3> +options.</para></sect4> + +</sect3> </sect2> |