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TC2TEXT(1)						      General Commands Manual							TC2TEXT(1)

NAME

       tc2text - convert troffcvt output to ASCII text

SYNTAX

       tc2text [ options ] file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

       tc2text	is a postprocessor for troffcvt and converts troffcvt output to to ASCII text.	It's usually invoked by running the troffcvt front
       end unroff .

       tc2text understands the following options:

       -D     Enable debugging output.

       -E     Cause tc2text to echo token information to stderr as tokens are read from troffcvt.

       -T title
	      Specify a title for the document.  This can be used for documents that do not contain any recognizable title.  If the document  does
	      contain a title, it is overridden.

SEE ALSO

       troffcvt(1), unroff(1)

WHO-TO-BLAME
       Paul DuBois, dubois@primate.wisc.edu.

BUGS

       tc2text	uses  a  set of special macros that tell troffcvt how to generate tc2text-specific output that indicates text structural elements.
       These macros do not work in compatibility mode.

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TBLCVT(1)						      General Commands Manual							 TBLCVT(1)

NAME

       tblcvt - troffcvt preprocessor to convert tbl-format tables

SYNTAX

       tblcvt [ file ] ...

DESCRIPTION

       tblcvt  examines  troff	input  for  tables that would normally be processed by the tbl program, i.e., for lines bracketed by the .TS table
       start and .TE table end requests.  tblcvt parses table specifications and data and converts it to a form that troffcvt can more easily han-
       dle.  This is useful for document processing commands that use troffcvt, since troffcvt has knowledge only of the troff input language, and
       knows nothing of the tbl input language.

       tblcvt is a direct replacement for tbl.	Suppose you would normally process a document using tbl and troff (or groff, etc.) like this:
	      % tbl file ... | troff ...
       To format the document using tblcvt and troffcvt, use a command like this:
	      % tblcvt file ... | troffcvt ...
       Actually, it's more likely that you'll be using one of the troffcvt front ends such as  troff2html  than  that  you'll  be  using  troffcvt
       directly.  troffcvt in the preceding command may be replaced by the name of the front end:
	      % tblcvt file ... | troff2html ...
       If  it  seems that troffcvt or a front end are not reading the output from tblcvt , specify - after the option list to explicitly tell them
       to read the standard input after processing their other options:
	      % tblcvt file ... | troffcvt ... -
	      % tblcvt file ... | troff2html ... -

DIAGNOSTICS

       Diagnostic messages are written in this format:
	      tblcvt:line l (table t, section s): message...
       This indicates that a problem was detected at line number l, and that tblcvt considers the line to be part of table number t and section  s
       within the table.  Section numbers start at one and are incremented for each .T& request that occurs within a table specification.

SEE ALSO

       troffcvt(1)

       tblcvt - A troffcvt Preprocessor

WHO-TO-BLAME
       Paul DuBois, dubois@primate.wisc.edu.

BUGS

       For  the  most part, tblcvt assumes your tables make sense, i.e., are legal according to the tbl input language.  tblcvt may complain about
       malformed table constructs (if it detects them), but it may also get confused by them and generate garbage output.

       tblcvt generates troff output that uses long request names, so you can't use compatibility mode -C  ( option) with troffcvt or  a  troffcvt
       front end.

       tblcvt doesn't support vertically-spanned lines.  It prints a warning when it detects one, but the table output won't be correct.

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