[comp.text] multiple copies of troff output

mao@blipyramid.UUCP (02/13/87)

In article <296@skatter.UUCP>, kuo@skatter.UUCP (Dr. Peter Kuo) writes:
> Another thing about troff is: when one needs 10 copies of the same formatted
> output, one has to run troff 10 times (or unless you photocopy).
> Or am I wrong about this?

troff will write to stdout if invoked with the -t flag.  i've used the trick
before:  troff -t file > file.lpr ; repeat 3 lpr -t file.lpr.

					mike