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groff - Document formatting system

Based on a device-independent version of 'troff,' 'groff' (GNU Troff) is a document processor which reads plain text and formatting commands, produces formatted output from them, and then outputs it to another device.

The package is essential for viewing online manual pages. Output can be produced in a number of formats including plain ASCII and PostScript. All the standard macro packages are supported.



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.gnu.org/software/groff/groff.html
Source tarballhttp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/groff-1.19.tar.gz
Version 1.19 (stable) released on 2003-12-31
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is a GNU package.

Documentation
User guide included
Support contacts

Developer List<groff@gnu.org> <groff-request@gnu.org> 'subscribe' in body or subject
Bug List<bug-groff@gnu.org> <bug-groff-request@gnu.org> 'subscribe' in body or subject

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers
Sponsors
  • FFII (http://ffii.org/)

Related information

Source repository:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.ffii.org:/var/cvs login co groff
Interfacescommand line
Programstroff, nroff, tbl, egn, pic
Source languagesC++
Supported languagesHTML

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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