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troff

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- troff
troff:tldr:2fa85 troff: Format output as [a]SCII text using the [man] macro package.

$ troff -T ${ascii} -${man} ${path-to-input-roff} | grotty

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troff:tldr:38c22 troff: Format output as a [pdf] file, saving the output to a file.

$ troff -T ${pdf} ${path-to-input-roff} | gropdf > ${path-to-output-pdf}

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troff:tldr:7cd4c troff: Format output for a PostScript printer, saving the output to a file.

$ troff ${path-to-input-roff} | grops > ${path-to-output-ps}

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troff:tldr:bcf9c troff: Format output for a PostScript printer using the [me] macro package, saving the output to a file.

$ troff -${me} ${path-to-input-roff} | grops > ${path-to-output-ps}

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