GROTTY(1)                                               GROTTY(1)


NNAAMMEE
       grotty - groff driver for typewriter-like devices

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ggrroottttyy [ --hhffbbuuooddBBUUvv ] [ --FF_d_i_r ] [ _f_i_l_e_s...  ]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       ggrroottttyy  translates  the  output  of  GNU ttrrooffff into a form
       suitable for  typewriter-like  devices.   Normally  ggrroottttyy
       should  invoked  by using the ggrrooffff command with a --TTaasscciiii
       or --TTllaattiinn11 option.  If no files are  given,  ggrroottttyy  will
       read  the standard input.  A filename of -- will also cause
       ggrroottttyy to read the standard input.  Output is  written  to
       the standard output.

       Normally  ggrroottttyy  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 uull(1).  Pagers such
       as  mmoorree(1)  or  lleessss(1)  are  also  able to display these
       sequences.  Use either --BB or --UU when piping into  lleessss(1);
       use --bb when piping into mmoorree(1).  There is no need to fil-
       ter the output through ccooll(1) since ggrroottttyy  never  outputs
       reverse line feeds.

       The font description file may contain a command

              iinntteerrnnaallnnaammee _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 \\NN escape sequence in ttrrooffff.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --FF_d_i_r  Search  the  directory  _d_i_r//ddeevv_n_a_m_e  for  font  and
              device  description  files; _n_a_m_e is the name of the
              device, usually aasscciiii or llaattiinn11.

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

       --ff     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.

       --bb     Suppress  the  use of overstriking for bold charac-
              ters.

       --uu     Suppress the use of underlining for italic  charac-
              ters.




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GROTTY(1)                                               GROTTY(1)


       --BB     Use only overstriking for bold-italic characters.

       --UU     Use only underlining for bold-italic characters.

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

       --dd     Ignore all \\DD commands.  Without this  ggrroottttyy  will
              render  \\DD''ll......''   commands  that  have at least at
              least one zero argument (and so are either horizon-
              tal or vertical) using --, || and ++ characters.

       --vv     Print the version number.

FFIILLEESS
       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvaasscciiii//DDEESSCC
              Device desciption file for aasscciiii device.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvaasscciiii// FF
              Font description file for font _F of aasscciiii ddeevviiccee..

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvllaattiinn11//DDEESSCC
              Device desciption file for llaattiinn11 device.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ffoonntt//ddeevvllaattiinn11// FF
              Font  description file for font _F of llaattiinn11 ddeevviiccee..

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ttmmaacc//ttmmaacc..ttttyy
              Macros for use with ggrroottttyy.

       //uu11//ggnnuu//lliibb//ggrrooffff//ttmmaacc//ttmmaacc..ttttyy--cchhaarr
              Additional klugey  character  definitions  for  use
              with ggrroottttyy.

BBUUGGSS
       ggrroottttyy is intended only for simple documents.

       There  is no support for fractional horizontal or vertical
       motions.

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

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

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       ggrrooffff(1),    ggttrrooffff(1),    ggrrooffff__oouutt(5),    ggrrooffff__ffoonntt(5),
       ggrrooffff__cchhaarr(7), uull(1), mmoorree(1), lleessss(1)








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