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23 .TH @G@SOELIM @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
26 @g@soelim \- interpret .so requests in groff input
41 It is possible to have whitespace between the
43 command line option and its parameter.
49 and replaces lines of the form
55 It is useful if files included with
57 need to be preprocessed.
60 should be invoked with the
66 Note that there must be no whitespace between the leading dot and
67 the two characters `s' and `o'. Otherwise, only
80 even when followed by a character other than space or newline.
84 This option may be used to specify a directory to search for
85 files (both those on the command line and those named in
88 The current directory is always searched first.
89 This option may be specified more than once,
90 the directories will be searched in the order specified.
91 No directory search is performed for files specified using an absolute path.
95 Do not add .lf requests (for general use, with non-groff files).
99 Don't emit .lf requests but TeX comment lines (starting with `%') giving
100 the current file and line number.
104 Print the version number.
107 The normal processing sequence of groff is this:
112 box invisible width 0.5 height 0.4 "input" "file";
113 move to last box .bottom;
116 box invisible width 0.8 height 0.2 "preprocessor";
117 move to last box .right
120 A: box invisible width 0.35 height 0.2 "troff";
121 move to last box .top;
124 box invisible width 0.6 height 0.4 "sourced" "file";
125 line <- up 0.3 from A.top;
129 box invisible width 0.85 height 0.2 "postprocessor";
130 move to last box .bottom;
133 box invisible width 0.5 height 0.4 "output" "file"
142 preprocessor -> troff -> postprocessor
151 That is, files sourced with
157 (the actual formatter).
166 If a file to be sourced should also be preprocessed, it must
169 the input file passes through the preprocessor.
176 box invisible width 0.5 height 0.4 "input" "file";
177 move to last box .bottom;
180 A: box invisible width 0.5 height 0.2 "soelim";
182 box invisible width 0.5 height 0.4 "sourced" "file";
186 box invisible width 0.8 height 0.2 "preprocessor";
188 box invisible width 0.35 height 0.2 "troff";
190 box invisible width 0.85 height 0.2 "postprocessor";
191 move to last box .bottom;
194 box invisible width 0.5 height 0.4 "output" "file"
203 soelim -> preprocessor -> troff -> postprocessor
212 .BR groff (@MAN1EXT@)