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1.1       root        1: .TH TC 1  "18 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: tc \- photoypesetter simulator
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B tc
                      6: [
                      7: .B \-t
                      8: ]
                      9: [
                     10: .B \-s\c
                     11: N
                     12: ]
                     13: [
                     14: .B \-p\c
                     15: L
                     16: ]
                     17: [
                     18: file
                     19: ]
                     20: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     21: .I Tc
                     22: interprets its
                     23: input (standard input default)
                     24: as device codes for a Graphic Systems phototypesetter (cat).
                     25: The standard output of
                     26: .I tc
                     27: is intended for a Tektronix 4015 (a 4014 terminal
                     28: with ASCII and APL character sets).
                     29: The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into the 4014's
                     30: four sizes;
                     31: the entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014's
                     32: character generator,
                     33: using overstruck combinations where necessary.
                     34: Typical usage:
                     35: .IP "" 15
                     36: troff \-t file | tc
                     37: .PP
                     38: At the end of each page
                     39: .I tc
                     40: waits for a newline (empty line) from the keyboard before
                     41: continuing on to the next page.
                     42: In this wait state, the command
                     43: .B e
                     44: will suppress the screen erase before the next page;
                     45: .B s\c
                     46: N will cause the next N pages to be skipped;
                     47: and
                     48: .B !\c
                     49: line will send line to the shell.
                     50: .PP
                     51: The command line options are:
                     52: .TP
                     53: .B  \-t
                     54: Don't wait between pages; for directing output into a file.
                     55: .TP 
                     56: .BR \-s N
                     57: Skip the first N pages.
                     58: .TP 
                     59: .BR \-p L
                     60: Set page length to L.
                     61: L may include the scale factors
                     62: .B p
                     63: (points),
                     64: .B i
                     65: (inches),
                     66: .B c
                     67: (centimeters),
                     68: and
                     69: .B P
                     70: (picas);
                     71: default is picas.
                     72: .TP
                     73: .BI \(fm\- l\ w \(fm
                     74: Multiply the default aspect ratio, 1.5, of a displayed page
                     75: by
                     76: .I l/w.
                     77: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     78: troff(1),
                     79: plot(1G)
                     80: .SH BUGS
                     81: Font distinctions are lost.
                     82: .br
                     83: .IR tc 's
                     84: character set is limited to ASCII in just one size.
                     85: .br
                     86: The aspect ratio option is unbelievable.

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