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1.1 root 1: .id NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT
2: .id Writer's Workbench version 2.3, March 9, 1981
3: .TH SEXIST 1
4: .SH NAME
5: sexist \- print sexist terms and suggest alternatives
6: .SH SYNOPSIS
7: .B sexist
8: [
9: .B \-flags
10: ][
11: .B \-ver
12: ][
13: .B \-f
14: pfile ][file ...]
15: .SH DESCRIPTION
16: .I Sexist
17: locates and prints all sentences in a document
18: that contain possibly sexist words or phrases.
19: The word or phrase in each sentence is surrounded
20: with stars and brackets, e.g. *[girl]*.
21: The line numbers of the sentences are also printed.
22: .PP
23: Following that,
24: .I sexist
25: prints alternatives to the sexist phrases
26: found in the document.
27: The alternatives encourage:
28: .RS 3
29: .TP 3
30: 1.
31: describing men and women in parallel terms.
32: For example, "men and girls" should probably be changed to "men and women."
33: .TP
34: 2.
35: using neutral terms instead of sex-related terms.
36: For example "business executive"
37: could easily replace the stereotypic "businessman."
38: .TP
39: 3.
40: using new, non-sexist Bell System job titles.
41: .RE
42: .PP
43: If the user has a file named
44: .IR $HOME/lib/sexdict ,
45: .I sexist
46: locates or ignores phrases contained in that file.
47: .IR Dictadd (1)
48: can be used to set up
49: .I $HOME/lib/sexdict.
50: .I Dictadd
51: gives instructions on the necessary format for phrases
52: to be located or ignored by
53: .I sexist.
54: .PP
55: Options are:
56: .RS 5
57: .TP 9
58: .BI \-f " pfile"
59: Use the user's phrase file,
60: .I pfile,
61: in addition to the default file of sexist phrases.
62: When the
63: .BI "\-f " pfile
64: option is used,
65: .I sexist
66: does not check
67: .I $HOME/lib/sexdict
68: for phrases.
69: The format instructions given by
70: .I dictadd
71: should be followed in setting up
72: .I pfile.
73: .RE
74: .PP
75: Two options give information about the program:
76: .RS 5
77: .TP 7
78: .B \-flags
79: print the command synopsis line (see above)
80: showing command flags and options,
81: then exit.
82: .TP
83: .B \-ver
84: print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
85: .RE
86: .SH EXAMPLE
87: 1. The command:
88: .PP
89: .RS 5
90: .B "sexist -f patfile filename"
91: .RE
92: .PP
93: will print sentences from
94: .I filename
95: that contain sexist words or phrases,
96: including or suppressing phrases as specified in
97: .IR patfile .
98: Suggested replacements for sexist phrases will also be printed.
99: .I Sexist
100: will not locate or ignore phrases in
101: .I $HOME/lib/sexdict
102: when the
103: .B \-f
104: option is used.
105: .SH FILES
106: .TP 21
107: /tmp/$$*
108: temporary files
109: .SH "SEE ALSO"
110: dictadd(1)
111: .SH BUGS
112: Because
113: .I sexist
114: does not consider context,
115: it may bracket phrases that are used appropriately
116: and may recommend inappropriate alternatives.
117: It is up to the user to determine which changes should be made.
118: .PP
119: If formatting macros are included in the input text,
120: the beginning line number of a sentence containing a sexist phrase
121: may be a line containing a macro preceding the sentence.
122: .PP
123: .I Sexist
124: makes no attempt to segment text into sentences accurately,
125: e.g., it does not know any abbreviations.
126: .PP
127: .I Sexist
128: will not find the second of two consecutive sexist phrases,
129: nor will it find a sexist phrase at the end of a sentence.
130: .SH SUPPORT
131: .IR "COMPONENT NAME: " "Writer's Workbench"
132: .br
133: .IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY: " "Div 452"
134: .br
135: .IR "STATUS: " Standard
136: .br
137: .IR "SUPPLIER: " "Dept 45271"
138: .br
139: .IR "USER INTERFACE: " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
140: .br
141: .IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"
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