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diff --git a/contrib/groffer/README b/contrib/groffer/README index 567f2895d..f4f3cb7a8 100644 --- a/contrib/groffer/README +++ b/contrib/groffer/README @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ README -The `groffer' program is the easiest way to read documents written in -some `roff' language, such as the `man pages', the manual pages in -many operating systems. All `roff' preprocessors, such as `chem' or -`glilypond', are detected and executed automatically. +The 'groffer' program is the easiest way to read documents written in +some 'roff' language, such as the 'man pages', the manual pages in +many operating systems. All 'roff' preprocessors, such as 'chem' or +'glilypond', are detected and executed automatically. Input @@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ Input Input comes from either standard input or command-line parameters that represent names of exisiting roff files or standardized specifications for searching man pages. All of these can be compressed in a format -that is decompressible by `gzip' or `bzip2', including `.gz', `bz2', -and `.Z'. +that is decompressible by 'gzip' or 'bzip2', including '.gz', 'bz2', +and '.Z'. -`groffer' has many built-in `man' functionalities to find and read the +'groffer' has many built-in 'man' functionalities to find and read the manual pages on UNIX and similar operating systems. It accepts the -information from an installed `man' program, but tries to find a man +information from an installed 'man' program, but tries to find a man path by itself. -`groffer' bundles all filespec parameters into a single output file in -the same way as `groff'. The disadvantage of this is that all file +'groffer' bundles all filespec parameters into a single output file in +the same way as 'groff'. The disadvantage of this is that all file name arguments must use the same groff language. To change this, the option parsing must be revised for large parts. It seems that this would create incompatibilities, so the actual option strategy is kept. @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ would create incompatibilities, so the actual option strategy is kept. Output -All input is first sent to `grog' to determine the necessary `groff' -command and then to `groff' together with all necessary preprocessors. -So no special `groff' arguments must be given. But all `groff' +All input is first sent to 'grog' to determine the necessary 'groff' +command and then to 'groff' together with all necessary preprocessors. +So no special 'groff' arguments must be given. But all 'groff' options can be specified when this seems to be appropriate. The following displaying modes for the output are available: @@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ The following displaying modes for the output are available: -- a PDF viewer, -- a Postcript viewer, -- a web browser, --- the X `roff' viewer `gxditview', +-- the X 'roff' viewer 'gxditview', -- a DVI viewer, -- a pager in a text terminal (tty). -- Generate `groff' output on stdout without a viewer. -- Generate the `groff intermediate output' on standard output without +- Generate 'groff' output on stdout without a viewer. +- Generate the 'groff intermediate output' on standard output without postprocessing. -- Output the source code without any `groff' processing. -- There are some information outputs without `groff' processing, such - as by option `-V' and the `man' like `whatis' and `apropos' +- Output the source code without any 'groff' processing. +- There are some information outputs without 'groff' processing, such + as by option '-V' and the 'man' like 'whatis' and 'apropos' outputs. By default, the program creates a PDF file; on non-X text terminals, -the `tty' text mode with a pager is tried by default. +the 'tty' text mode with a pager is tried by default. File access @@ -62,21 +62,21 @@ by the file owner. Compatibility -`groffer' is compatible to the `man' program. It supports `.so' +'groffer' is compatible to the 'man' program. It supports '.so' requests based on the man path and compressed files. That's more than -`groff' does. +'groff' does. Mailing lists -For reporting bugs of `groffer', groff's free mailing list +For reporting bugs of 'groffer', groff's free mailing list <bug-groff@gnu.org> can be used. For a general discussion, the mailing list <groff@gnu.org> is more useful, but one has to subscribe to this list at http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff. -See the `README' file in the top directory of the `groff' source +See the 'README' file in the top directory of the 'groff' source package for more details on these mailing lists. @@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ package for more details on these mailing lists. Copyright (C) 2003-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Written by Bernd Warken <groff-bernd.warken-72@web.de>. -This file is part of `groffer', which is part of `groff'. +This file is part of 'groffer', which is part of 'groff'. -`groff' is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it +'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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. -`groff' is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT +'groff' is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. |