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1.1       root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1985 Regents of the University of California.
                      2: .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
                      3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
                      4: .\"
                      5: .\"    @(#)lptest.1    6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      6: .\"
                      7: .TH LPTEST 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      8: .UC 6
                      9: .SH NAME
                     10: lptest \- generate lineprinter ripple pattern
                     11: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     12: .B lptest
                     13: [
                     14: .B length
                     15: [
                     16: .B count
                     17: ] ]
                     18: .br
                     19: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     20: .I Lptest
                     21: writes the traditional "ripple test" pattern on standard output.
                     22: In 96 lines,
                     23: this pattern will print all 96 printable ASCII characters
                     24: in each position.
                     25: While originally created to test printers, it is quite
                     26: useful for testing terminals,
                     27: driving terminal ports for debugging purposes,
                     28: or any other task where a quick supply of random data is needed.
                     29: .PP
                     30: The 
                     31: .I length
                     32: argument specifies the output line length if the the default 
                     33: length of 79 is inappropriate.
                     34: .PP
                     35: The
                     36: .I count
                     37: argument specifies the number of output lines to be generated if
                     38: the default count of 200 is inappropriate.
                     39: Note that if 
                     40: .I count
                     41: is to be specified,
                     42: .I length
                     43: must be also be specified.
                     44: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     45: .SH BUGS

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