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(groff)Man options

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Options
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   The command line format for using the `man' macros with `groff' is:


     groff -m man [ -rcR=1 ] [ -rC1 ] [ -rD1 ] [ -rPNNN ]
           [ -rSXX ] [ -rXNNN ] [ FILES... ]

It is possible to use `-man' instead of `-m man'.

`-rcR=1'
     This option (the default if a tty output device is used) creates a
     single, very long page instead of multiple pages.  Use `-rcR=0' to
     disable it.

`-rC1'
     If more than one manual page is given on the command line, number
     the pages continuously, rather than starting each at 1.

`-rD1'
     Double-sided printing.  Footers for even and odd pages are
     formatted differently.

`-rPNNN'
     Page numbering starts with NNN rather than with 1.

`-rSXX'
     Use XX (which can be 10, 11, or 12pt) as the base document font
     size instead of the default value of 10pt.

`-rXNNN'
     After page NNN, number pages as NNNa, NNNb, NNNc, etc.  For
     example, the option `-rX2' produces the following page numbers: 1,
     2, 2a, 2b, 2c, etc.