1IPE(1) General Commands Manual IPE(1)
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6 ipe - drawing editor for creating figures in PDF or EPS formats
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9 ipe [ Qt options ] [ -sheet stylesheet ] filename
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13 Ipe is a program that supports making small figures for inclusion into
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23 add the Ipe style sheet in the indicated file to all newly cre‐
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47 EDITOR external editor to use for editing text objects.
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89 September 1, 2011 IPE(1)