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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 WWB 1
4: .SH NAME
5: wwb \- Writer's Workbench
6: .SH SYNOPSIS
7: .B wwb
8: [
9: .B \-flags
10: ][
11: .B \-ver
12: ]
13: [
14: .B \-mm
15: |
16: .B \-ms
17: ][
18: .B \-li
19: |
20: .B \+li
21: ][
22: .B \-tm
23: |
24: .B \-t
25: |
26: .B \-c
27: |
28: .B \-x
29: standards-file ][
30: .B \-s
31: ][file ...]
32: .SH DESCRIPTION
33: The Writer's Workbench is a set of programs designed
34: to aid writers and editors in editing documents.
35: The command
36: .I wwb
37: runs modified versions of 2 major programs,
38: which in turn run other programs.
39: .PP
40: The two major programs are:
41: .RS 5
42: .TP 10
43: .IR proofr (1)
44: - automatic proofreading system
45: that searches for spelling and punctuation errors,
46: consecutive occurrences of words, wordy or misused phrases,
47: and split infinitives.
48: .TP
49: .IR prose (1)
50: - describes the writing style of a document,
51: namely, readability and sentence characteristics,
52: and suggests improvements.
53: .RE
54: .PP
55: .I Prose
56: compares a document with standards for one of several document types,
57: according to the following flags:
58: .RS 5
59: .TP
60: .B \-tm
61: Compare input text to good Bell Laboratories Technical Memoranda.
62: (this is the default.)
63: .TP
64: .B \-t
65: Compare input text with good training documents.
66: .TP
67: .B \-c
68: Evaluate text for craft suitability.
69: .TP
70: .BI \-x " standards-file"
71: Compare input text with standards contained in user-specified
72: .IR standards-file .
73: See
74: .IR mkstand (1)
75: to set up the
76: .IR standards-file .
77: .RE
78: .PP
79: Other options are:
80: .RS 5
81: .TP
82: .B \-s
83: Produce short versions of
84: .IR "proofr " and " prose" .
85: .RE
86: .PP
87: Two options give information about the program:
88: .RS 5
89: .TP 7
90: .B \-flags
91: print the command synopsis line (see above)
92: showing command flags and options,
93: then exit.
94: .TP
95: .B \-ver
96: print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit.
97: .RE
98: .PP
99: .I Wwb
100: runs
101: .IR deroff (1)
102: before looking at the text.
103: Four options affect
104: .IR deroff :
105: .RS 5
106: .TP
107: .B \-mm
108: eliminate
109: .IR mm (1)
110: macros, and associated text that is not part of sentences
111: (e.g. headings),
112: from the analysis.
113: This is the default.
114: .TP
115: .B \-ms
116: eliminate
117: .IR ms (1)
118: macros,
119: and associated text that is not part of sentences from the analysis.
120: The
121: .B \-ms
122: flag overrides the default,
123: .BR \-mm .
124: .TP
125: .B \-li
126: eliminate list items, as defined by
127: .I mm
128: macros, from the analysis.
129: This is the default.
130: .TP
131: .B \+li
132: Include list items in the analysis.
133: This flag should be used if the text contains lists of sentences,
134: but not if the text contains many lists of non-sentences.
135: .RE
136: .SH FILES
137: .TP 21
138: /tmp/$$*
139: temporary files
140: .SH SEE ALSO
141: prose(1),
142: proofr(1),
143: style(1),
144: spellwwb(1),
145: punct(1),
146: double(1),
147: diction(1),
148: splitinf(1),
149: deroff(1),
150: mkstand(1),
151: wwbstand(1),
152: spelltell(1),
153: worduse(1),
154: wwbinfo(1),
155: wwbhelp(1),
156: wwbmail(1).
157: .SH BUGS
158: Split infinitives in lists will not be found unless the
159: +li option is used.
160: See other manual pages for bugs in individual commands.
161: .SH SUPPORT
162: .IR "COMPONENT NAME: " "Writer's Workbench"
163: .br
164: .IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY: " "Div 452"
165: .br
166: .IR "STATUS: " Standard
167: .br
168: .IR "SUPPLIER: " "Dept 45271"
169: .br
170: .IR "USER INTERFACE: " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733"
171: .br
172: .IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452"
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