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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 2.1, January 1981
        !             3: .TH SYL 1
        !             4: .SH NAME
        !             5: syl \- syllable counter
        !             6: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             7: .B syl
        !             8: [
        !             9: .B \-flags
        !            10: ][
        !            11: .B \-ver
        !            12: ]
        !            13: [
        !            14: .BR \- num
        !            15: ][ file ... ]
        !            16: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            17: .I Syl
        !            18: counts the number of syllables in each word in the input text.
        !            19: The input text can be a file, or words typed in at the terminal.
        !            20: .I Syl
        !            21: prints each unique word in the file preceded by its syllable count,
        !            22: with the words ordered alphabetically within each syllable category.
        !            23: That is, all one-syllable words are printed first, in alphabetical order,
        !            24: followed by the two-syllable words, and so on.
        !            25: .PP
        !            26: One option is available:
        !            27: .RS 5
        !            28: .TP 9
        !            29: .BI \- "num"
        !            30: only print words that have at least
        !            31: .I num
        !            32: syllables, where
        !            33: .I num
        !            34: is an integer.
        !            35: .RE
        !            36: .PP
        !            37: To use 
        !            38: .I syl
        !            39: interactively, type
        !            40: .B syl
        !            41: (carriage return),
        !            42: then type in the word or words to be counted on the next line.
        !            43: .I Syl
        !            44: will print the syllable count for each word.
        !            45: .PP
        !            46: Two options give information about the program:
        !            47: .RS 5
        !            48: .TP 7
        !            49: .B \-flags
        !            50: print the command synopsis line (see above)
        !            51: showing command flags and options,
        !            52: then exit.
        !            53: .TP
        !            54: .B \-ver
        !            55: print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
        !            56: .RE
        !            57: .SH EXAMPLES
        !            58: The command:
        !            59: .RS 5
        !            60: .B "syl -5 filename"
        !            61: .br
        !            62: .RE
        !            63: will print all the words in 
        !            64: .I filename
        !            65: that have five syllables or more.
        !            66: .PP
        !            67: The sequence:
        !            68: .RS 5
        !            69: .BR syl " (carriage return)"
        !            70: .br
        !            71: .B "Who needs a dictionary"
        !            72: .br
        !            73: .RE
        !            74: will print the syllable counts for each word in the line.
        !            75: When finished, type "control-d."
        !            76: .SH BUGS
        !            77: Because there are minor rules and exceptions in English,
        !            78: not covered by the 
        !            79: .I syl
        !            80: program,
        !            81: the program is about 98% accurate.
        !            82: .SH SUPPORT
        !            83: .IR "COMPONENT NAME:  " "Writer's Workbench"
        !            84: .br
        !            85: .IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY:  " "Div 452"
        !            86: .br
        !            87: .IR "STATUS:  " Standard
        !            88: .br
        !            89: .IR "SUPPLIER:  " "Dept 45271"
        !            90: .br
        !            91: .IR "USER INTERFACE:  " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
        !            92: .br
        !            93: .IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"

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