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pman(1L) UNIX System V (Print Man Page) pman(1L) <br /> NAME <br /> pman - print a man page <br /> SYNOPSIS <br /> pman [options] [section] man-item <br /> DESCRIPTION <br /> The pman program prints a man page to the default printer. <br /> Specify the section of the manual to resolve conflicts where <br /> more than one man page has the same name. The program by <br /> default sends output to lpr(1). <br /> OPTIONS <br /> The following command line options are recognized: <br /> - Print to standard output (instead of to the printer). <br /> This option is useful when generating a PostScript file <br /> for distribution. <br /> -cat Output is created in "cat" format. Man pages in this <br /> format can be displayed by the cat(1) program without <br /> further processing. This option is useful for creating <br /> distributable man pages that should not be edited and <br /> are more quickly displayed by the man(1) command. <br /> -h Print program usage. <br /> -PPrinter <br /> Specify the printer to use with lpr(1). No space can <br /> separate the -P and the name of the printer. <br /> -ps Format the man page for a PostScript printer (the <br /> default output format). <br /> -silent <br /> Do not print status messages. Normally, pman prints <br /> status messages to indicate where documentation is <br /> located (e.g., local man pages or system man pages). <br /> These messages may not be desirable if the program is <br /> being run non-interactively. This option is set <br /> automatically when the "-" option is given. <br /> -text <br /> Format output as ASCII text with no special fonts, etc. <br /> This can be used if the system printer is not a <br /> PostScript printer. <br /> -v Print program version. <br /> -verbose <br /> Print status messages (the default). <br /> RESTRICTIONS <br /> The pman program has been tested for AIX 3.x, ULTRIX 4.x, <br /> and IRIX 5.x. Every vendor supports man pages in a <br /> different way, including on-line and hard-copy support. <br /> Different environments will require changes to the program. <br /> SEE ALSO <br /> lpr(1), man(1), psprint(1) <br /> AUTHOR <br /> Steven A. Malers, Riverside Technology, inc., Fort Collins, <br /> CO <br />Figure 2. Typical program man page (compiled) <br />14 <br />A275 06.29.94 1.05-12 Malers <br />