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printdoc update 3 Feb 94
NAME
printdoc - prints documentation files
SYNOPSIS
printdoc filename
DESCRIPTION
printdoc uses the file extension to decide how to print a
documentation file. If necessary, a filter such as pr or nroff
is used to format the file before sending to the appropriate
printer. A list of file extensions recognized by printdoc is
given below. If no file extension is given, or the extension is
not in the list, printdoc assumes .doc.
.doc - (default) Uses pr to print the text, using the default
settings provided by pr (56 text lines per page plus a 5 line
header and footer). Printing is at 12 cpi, front only. This works
reasonbly well for most unformatted documentation files,
provided that the line length doesn't exceed 80 char. This
option assumes that a half-inch left margin is automatically
provided by the printer.
.tex - Assumes that document is already pre-formatted. Thus,
no headers or footers are provided, and it is assumed that
the top and bottom of pages are padded with blanks or header/
footer lines as needed. Form-feed characters (^L) may be
included in the text to force page breaks.
.ps - Assumes file is in PostScript format. Sends it to the
PostScript printer.
.nroff - Assumes file is formatted for use by nroff, using the
standard macro set (nroff -ms).
.nroff.me - Assumes file is formatted for use by nroff, using the
e macro set (nroff -me).
TRANSPORTATION NOTES
For reasons which should be obvious, this script needs major
rewriting at each site, since the available printers will
be of different types and have different names.
SEE ALSO
pr, pr(V), xlp, nroff
AUTHOR
Dr. Brian Fristensky
Dept. of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB Canada R3T 2N2
Phone: 204-474-6085
FAX: 204-261-5732
frist@cc.umanitoba.ca