


GROTTY(1)                                               GROTTY(1)


NNAAMMEE
       grotty - groff driver for typewriter-like devices

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ggrroottttyy [ --hhffbbuuooddBBUUvv ] [ --FF_d_i_r ] [ _f_i_l_e_s...  ]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       ggrroottttyy  translates  the  output  of  GNU ttrrooffff into a form
       suitable for  typewriter-like  devices.   Normally  ggrroottttyy
       should  invoked  by using the ggrrooffff command with a --TTaasscciiii
       or --TTllaattiinn11 option.  If no files are  given,  ggrroottttyy  will
       read  the standard input.  A filename of -- will also cause
       ggrroottttyy to read the standard input.  Output is  written  to
       the standard output.

       Normally  ggrroottttyy  prints  a  bold  character  _c  using the
       sequence `_c BACKSPACE _c' and a italic character _c  by  the
       sequence  `__  BACKSPACE  _c'.   These sequences can be dis-
       played on a terminal by piping through uull(1).  Pagers such
       as  mmoorree(1)  or  lleessss(1)  are  also  able to display these
       sequences.  Use either --BB or --UU when piping into  lleessss(1);
       use --bb when piping into mmoorree(1).  There is no need to fil-
       ter the output through ccooll(1) since ggrroottttyy  never  outputs
       reverse line feeds.

       The font description file may contain a command

              iinntteerrnnaallnnaammee _n

       where  _n is a decimal integer.  If the 01 bit in _n is set,
       then the font will be treated as an italic font; if the 02
       bit  is  set, then it will be treated as a bold font.  The
       code field in the font description field  gives  the  code
       which will be used to output the character.  This code can
       also be used in the \\NN escape sequence in ttrrooffff.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --FF_d_i_r  Search  the  directory  _d_i_r//ddeevv_n_a_m_e  for  font  and
              device  description  files; _n_a_m_e is the name of the
              device, usually aasscciiii or llaattiinn11.

       --hh     Use  horizontal  tabs  in  the  output.   Tabs  are
              assumed to be set every 8 columns.

       --ff     Use  form feeds in the output.  A form feed will be
              output at the end of each page that has  no  output
              on its last line.

       --bb     Suppress  the  use of overstriking for bold charac-
              ters.

       --uu     Suppress the use of underlining for italic  charac-
              ters.




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GROTTY(1)                                               GROTTY(1)


       --BB     Use only overstriking for bold-italic characters.

       --UU     Use only underlining for bold-italic characters.

       --oo     Suppress  overstriking  (other  than  for  bold  or
              underlined characters).

       --dd     Ignore all \\DD commands.  Without this  ggrroottttyy  will
              render  \\DD''ll......''   commands  that  have at least at
              least one zero argument (and so are either horizon-
              tal or vertical) using --, || and ++ characters.

       --vv     Print the version number.

FFIILLEESS
       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvaasscciiii//DDEESSCC
              Device desciption file for aasscciiii device.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvaasscciiii// FF
              Font description file for font _F of aasscciiii ddeevviiccee..

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvllaattiinn11//DDEESSCC
              Device desciption file for llaattiinn11 device.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvllaattiinn11// FF
              Font  description file for font _F of llaattiinn11 ddeevviiccee..

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ttmmaacc//ttmmaacc..ttttyy
              Macros for use with ggrroottttyy.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ttmmaacc//ttmmaacc..ttttyy--cchhaarr
              Additional klugey  character  definitions  for  use
              with ggrroottttyy.

BBUUGGSS
       ggrroottttyy is intended only for simple documents.

       There  is no support for fractional horizontal or vertical
       motions.

       There is no support for \\DD commands other than  horizontal
       and vertical lines.

       Characters  above the first line (ie with a vertical posi-
       tion of 0) cannot be printed.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ggrrooffff(1),    ggttrrooffff(1),    ggrrooffff__oouutt(5),    ggrrooffff__ffoonntt(5),
       ggrrooffff__cchhaarr(7), uull(1), mmoorree(1), lleessss(1)








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