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1.1     ! root        1: .TH prtx 1G "WH" MARX
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: prtx \- graphics mode output filter for matrix printers
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .HP 10 
        !             6: prtx [ -\fBi\fR p ]  [ -\fBo\fR device ] [ -\fBn\fR font ] 
        !             7: [ -\fBw\fR width ] [ -\fBOcxf\fR ] files
        !             8: .HP 10
        !             9: prtx [ -\fBi\fR t ]  [ -\fBo\fR device ] [ -\fBn\fR font ] 
        !            10: [ -\fBw\fR width ] [ -\fBOcxf\fR ] [ -\fBs\fR charsize ] files 
        !            11: .HP 10
        !            12: prtx [ -\fBi\fR g ]  [ -\fBo\fR device ] 
        !            13: [ -\fBn\fR font ] [ -\fBOcxuf\fR ] [ -\fBr\fR region ] files 
        !            14: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            15: .P
        !            16: .I prtx
        !            17: reads commands from the specified files and constructs pictures.
        !            18: printronix matrix printer.
        !            19: If no files are specified it reads from the standard input.
        !            20: The file name "-" also specifies the standard input.
        !            21: .P
        !            22: The options are: 
        !            23: .TP 5
        !            24: -\fBo\fR device
        !            25: Output appropriate for the designated device.
        !            26: Currently supported devices are:
        !            27: .RS 10 
        !            28: .TP 5
        !            29: prtx
        !            30: A printronix matrix printer.  This is the default assumed if
        !            31: the -\fBi\fR option is omitted.
        !            32: .TP 5
        !            33: hrprtx
        !            34: High resolution printronix.  Some printronix printers have
        !            35: twice the horizontal resolution of the standard printer.
        !            36: This option produces output for such printers.
        !            37: .TP 5
        !            38: tty
        !            39: Any ascii terminal. The output in this mode is crude and  
        !            40: it is intented only for previewing command files whose output
        !            41: is ultimately intended for another device.
        !            42: .TP 5
        !            43: trilog.  A trilog color printer.
        !            44: .RE
        !            45: 
        !            46: .TP
        !            47: -\fBi\fR format
        !            48: This option specifies the format of the command file.  The 
        !            49: possible values are:
        !            50: .RS 10
        !            51: .TP 5
        !            52: \fBprtx\fR
        !            53: "Prtx" format.  
        !            54: Ascii commands suitable for hand
        !            55: construction described in \fIprtx\fR(5). 
        !            56: (This is the default format.)
        !            57: .TP 5
        !            58: \fBtplot\fR
        !            59: "Tplot" format.  Commands usually given to \fItplot\fR(1)  
        !            60: as described in \fIplot\fR(5).  The -\fBs\fR option specifies
        !            61: the size of characters as an integer 
        !            62: multiple of the normal height.
        !            63: (The default is 1.)
        !            64: .TP 5
        !            65: \fBtroff\fR
        !            66: "troff" format.  Output from \fInewtroff\fR.
        !            67: .TP 5
        !            68: \fBgps\fR
        !            69: \fIGps\fR(5) format. Normally used for display on Tektronix
        !            70: terminals.  Produced by the \fIstat\fR(1) commands. 
        !            71: The -\fBr\fR and -\fBu\fR options are as for \fIged\fR(1).
        !            72: .RE 
        !            73: .TP 12
        !            74: -\fBn\fR font
        !            75: \fIFont\fR is a file that describes an alternate character set.
        !            76: If it starts with a '/' it is interpreted as a full path
        !            77: name. If it starts with './' it is relative to the current
        !            78: directory. 
        !            79: Otherwise it is relative to the font library.
        !            80: If this option is omitted "\fIDEVICE\fR.font" is assumed. Where
        !            81: \fIDEVICE\fR is the -\fBo\fR option.
        !            82: .TP 12
        !            83: -\fBw\fR width
        !            84: \fIWidth\fR is the width (in inches) of the paper.
        !            85: It is a floating point number.
        !            86: It overrides the default width for the device.
        !            87: .TP 5
        !            88: -\fBO\fR
        !            89: Overlays all files into one picture.
        !            90: (Normally each file goes on a separate page.)
        !            91: 
        !            92: .TP 5
        !            93: -\fBx\fR
        !            94: Exchange rows and columns.  That is, turn picture on its side.
        !            95: 
        !            96: .TP 5
        !            97: -\fBc\fR
        !            98: Let output continue vertically across page boundaries.
        !            99: This permits pictures of any height to be drawn.
        !           100: 
        !           101: .TP 5
        !           102: -\fBf\fR
        !           103: Fit the output the to a page.  
        !           104: I.e. rescale the locations of points so that the picture fits
        !           105: exactly on the page.  The  original picture may have been
        !           106: bigger or smaller than a page.  
        !           107: 
        !           108: .SH EXAMPLES
        !           109: Typical use is: 
        !           110: .sp
        !           111: prtx <sample | lpr -uk -o 
        !           112: .sp
        !           113: The "-o" is necessary so that lpr doesn't complain about
        !           114: unprintable characters.
        !           115: Another example is 
        !           116: .sp
        !           117: graph <numbers | prtx -t | lpr -uk -o 
        !           118: 
        !           119: .SH SEE ALSO
        !           120: .I prtx(5), prtxfont(5), graphics(1), graph(1), plot(5), gps(5). 
        !           121: .SH FILES
        !           122: The font library is /usr/marx/lib.
        !           123: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !           124: Many diagnostics are printed on the standard error output.
        !           125: In general an attempt is made to continue.
        !           126: .SH BUGS
        !           127: .P
        !           128: The 
        !           129: .I boxit
        !           130: prefix cannot always determine the boundary of the prefixed 
        !           131: command.
        !           132: .P
        !           133: This command is a descendant of one that only produced output
        !           134: for the printronix, hence its name.
        !           135: .P
        !           136: The printronix, and trilog are slow devices in graphics mode.
        !           137: .P
        !           138: Small narrow ellipses do not work.
        !           139: .P
        !           140: Large input files can result in very poor performance because
        !           141: of a problem with \fImalloc\fR.
        !           142: .P
        !           143: The "a" (arc) command for troff input is not yet implemented.
        !           144: .P
        !           145: Many characters expected by troff users are not in the current 
        !           146: font.
        !           147: .SH AUTHOR
        !           148: Jerry Schwarz (harpo!jerry)

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