1WTF(6)                         BSD Games Manual                         WTF(6)
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NAME

4     wtf — translates acronyms for you
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SYNOPSIS

7     wtf [-f dbfile] [-t type] [is] acronym ...
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DESCRIPTION

10     The wtf utility displays the expansion of the acronyms specified on the
11     command line.  If the acronym is unknown, wtf will check to see if the
12     acronym is known by the whatis(1) command.
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14     If “is” is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing
15     the fairly natural “wtf is WTF” usage.
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17     The following options are available:
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19     -f dbfile
20           Overrides the default acronym database, bypassing the value of the
21           ACRONYMDB variable.
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23     -t type
24           Specifies the acronym's type.  Simply put, it makes the program use
25           the acronyms database named /usr/share/misc/acronyms.type, where
26           type is given by the argument.
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ENVIRONMENT

29     ACRONYMDB  The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
30                environment variable ACRONYMDB to the name of a file in the
31                proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
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FILES

34     /usr/share/misc/acronyms       default acronym database.
35     /usr/share/misc/acronyms.comp  computer-related acronym database.
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SEE ALSO

38     whatis(1)
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HISTORY

41     wtf first appeared in NetBSD 1.5.
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43BSD                             April 25, 2003                             BSD