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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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