1TC(1)                       General Commands Manual                      TC(1)
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NAME

6       tc - photypesetter simulator
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SYNOPSIS

9       tc [ -t ] [ -sN ] [ -pL ] [ file ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Tc  interprets its input (standard input default) as device codes for a
13       Graphic Systems phototypesetter (cat).  The standard output  of  tc  is
14       intended  for a Tektronix 4015 (a 4014 teminal with ASCII and APL char‐
15       acter sets).  The sixteen typesetter sizes are mapped into  the  4014's
16       four  sizes;  the  entire TROFF character set is drawn using the 4014's
17       character generator, using  overstruck  combinations  where  necessary.
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20                      troff -t file | tc
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22       At  the  end  of each page tc waits for a newline (empty line) from the
23       keyboard before continuing on to the next page.  In  this  wait  state,
24       the  command  e will suppress the screen erase before the next page; sN
25       will cause the next N pages to be skipped; and !line will send line  to
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28       The command line options are:
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30       -t     Don't wait between pages; for directing output into a file.
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32       -sN    Skip the first N pages.
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34       -pL    Set  page  length  to  L.   L  may  include  the scale factors p
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38       ′-l w′ Multiply  the  default aspect ratio, 1.5, of a displayed page by
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SEE ALSO

42       troff(1), plot(1)
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BUGS

45       Font distinctions are lost.
46       The aspect ratio option is unbelievable.
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