Plan 9 /sys/man/1/doctype

NAME

doctype – intuit command line for formatting a document

SYNOPSIS

doctype [ –n ] [ –T dev ] [ file ] ...

DESCRIPTION

Doctype examines a troff(1) input file to deduce the appropriate text formatting command and prints it on standard output. Doctype recognizes input for troff(1), related preprocessors like eqn(1), and the ms(6) and mm macro packages.
Option –n invokes nroff instead of troff. The –T option is passed to troff.

EXAMPLES

eval `{doctype chapter.?} | lp
Typeset files named chapter.0, chapter.1, ...

SOURCE

/rc/bin/doctype

SEE ALSO

troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), pic(1), grap(1), ms(6), man(6)


	Doctype examines a troff(1) input file to deduce the appropriate text formatting command and prints it on standard output. Doctype recognizes input for troff(1), related preprocessors like eqn(1), and the ms(6) and mm macro packages. Option –`n` invokes nroff instead of troff. The –`T` option is passed to troff.


	troff(1), eqn(1), tbl(1), pic(1), grap(1), ms(6), man(6)


	In true A.I. style, its best guesses are inspired rather than accurate.