Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 07:36:19 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Printing MAN pages Message-ID: <20050909073054.I3162@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20050908232803.GA975@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> References: <Pine.WNT.4.63.0509081012070.3172@Treneq.frvorepbz.arg> <43206857.1010803@daleco.biz> <20050908165328.GB37407@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050908173646.GO20229@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20050908175519.GA20222@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> <20050908203203.GP20229@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <20050908204628.GC38895@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv> <20050908204803.GQ20229@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <4320BC57.4080006@scls.lib.wi.us> <20050908232803.GA975@orion.daedalusnetworks.priv>
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> Stijn and everyone else, any particular preference for the text that we
> add? Would something like the following be ok?
>
> -t Use ``/usr/bin/groff -S -man'' to format the manual page,
> passing the output to stdout. The default output format of
> groff(1) is Postscript, but see the manual page of groff(1)
> for ways to pick an alternate format.
>
> Depending on the selected format and the availability of
> printing devices, the output may need to be passed through
> some filter or another before being printed.
It's like the original version in that it doesn't come right out and say
*why* it's formatting the manual page until the last word. That
information could be added to the first sentence:
Use ``/usr/bin/groff -S -man'' to format the manual page for printing,
passing the output to stdout.
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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