tevans@MIC33.Redstone-emh2.army.mil (Troy D. Evans) (01/03/90)
I have been trying to convert the ../news/doc/*.mn files using nroff & troff
into readable/printable files. Is there supposed to be a file explaining the
steps to accomplish this tasks. I have tried just kicking off the Makefile,
but the output is sent to the screen, not to a file. If I redirect the output
to a file, I cannot cat output file (or pg) without junk appearing here and
there. I have tried using troff/nroff manually without using the tmac.n filter
but then there are no tabs or inserts to make the document professional looking.
Any comments, or helpful statements welcome. Other than read the
nroff/troff/manroff/deroff manuals. It's like learning another language.
There must be a simple way just to get a decent output file or printout.
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I have been trying to convert the ../news/doc/*.mn files using nroff & troff
into readable/printable files. Is there supposed to be a file explaining the
steps to accomplish this tasks. I have tried just kicking off the Makefile,
but the output is sent to the screen, not to a file. If I redirect the output
to a file, I cannot cat output file (or pg) without junk appearing here and
there. I have tried using troff/nroff manually without using the tmac.n filter
but then there are no tabs or inserts to make the document professional looking.
Any comments, or helpful statements welcome. Other than read the
nroff/troff/manroff/deroff manuals. It's like learning another language.
There must be a simple way just to get a decent output file or printout.
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Troy D. Evans Micom Unix Users Assistance Group Redstone Arsenal Al.
Ph: (205)842-7828 UUCP: uunet.uu.net!redstone-emh2.army.mil!tevans
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In article <168@MIC33.Redstone-emh2.army.mil>, tevans@MIC33.Redstone-emh2.army.mil (Troy D. Evans) writes: > I have been trying to convert the ../news/doc/*.mn files using nroff & troff > into readable/printable files. Is there supposed to be a file explaining the > steps to accomplish this tasks. I have tried just kicking off the Makefile, > but the output is sent to the screen, not to a file. If I redirect the output > to a file, I cannot cat output file (or pg) without junk appearing here and > there. I have tried using troff/nroff manually without using the tmac.n filter > but then there are no tabs or inserts to make the doc. professional looking. > > Any comments, or helpful statements welcome. Other than (RTFM) read the > nroff/troff/manroff/deroff manuals. It's like learning another language. --> There must be a simple way just to get a decent output file or printout. The best Answer I got was from Michael J. Corrigan at UCSD.EDU. Short and it did the trick. Thanx Michael. So this posting is for those who might have wondered the same question. This is mostly helpful for News Admins who need documentation on this usenet stuff to pass out to other users. I put my output in a directory and referenced it for users to read. $ nroff tmac.n install.mn | col -b > output_file <cr> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Troy D. Evans Micom Unix Users Assistance Group Redstone Arsenal Al. Ph: (205)842-7828 UUCP: uunet.uu.net!redstone-emh2.army.mil!tevans =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MIC33 Usenet Admin: Troy D. Evans signature file Micom Unix Users Assistance Group in construction UUCP: uunet!redstone-emh2.army.mil!tevans +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Redstone Arsenal Alabama (205) 842-7828