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.TH mangen 4 "" "ALICE Reference Manual"
.ad b
.SH NAME
mangen - generate manual entries for library
.SH SYNOPSIS
mangen [-d] [-n] [-l] chapter file

.SH DESCRIPTION
generates:    <name>.<chapter#>  (manual entry for module)
and if "-l":  <name>.<chapter#+1> (manual entries for each routine)

where <name> is the "root" of the "tail" of the specified file
(i.e. if file="/usr/dave/gronk.c", then name="gronk");
and <chapter#> is the single digit chapter number
(i.e. just the specified chapter number if one was given,
or the number from the table below if a chapter name was given).

<chapter> can be any digit or any of the following chapter abbreviations:

 #  abbr   name        what
 =  ====   =========== ====================================
 0  con*  
    over*  conventions - conventions and overview material
 1  lib*   libraries   - subroutine library summaries
 2         routines    - individual library routines
 3  task*
    tsk*
    dr*    drivers     - tasks and drivers
 4  tool*  tools       - Unix development/maintenence tools

.SH NOTE
Specifying the chapter as "lib" automatically selects the -l option.

"-l" flag causes a special library module style manual entry to be created.
The manual entry for a library has a specially constructed synopsis section
that contains the titles and calling sequence of each routine in the library.
Also a seperate manual entry is generated for each of the routines in the
library.  These routine manual entries will be put in a file named libxxx.2.

"-d" flag causes the intermediate nroff source files to NOT be deleted.
These are called "mg.out" and "mgr.out" for the module manual entry
and individual routine entries (only if -l option specified), respectively.
This option is useful for debugging manual entries that don't look the
way you expected.

"-n" flag causes nroff sources not to be deleted, and not to be nroffed
either.  In this case, "mg.out" (and "mgr.out") will be the ONLY output
from mangen.

.SH EXAMPLE
      % mangen lib /usr/vw/lib/lstlib.c
will create "lstlib.1" and "liblst.2" in the current directory.
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	1	.TH mangen 4 "" "ALICE Reference Manual"
	2	.ad b
	3	.SH NAME
	4	mangen - generate manual entries for library
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	mangen [-d] [-n] [-l] chapter file
	7
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	generates: <name>.<chapter#> (manual entry for module)
	10	and if "-l": <name>.<chapter#+1> (manual entries for each routine)
	11
	12	where <name> is the "root" of the "tail" of the specified file
	13	(i.e. if file="/usr/dave/gronk.c", then name="gronk");
	14	and <chapter#> is the single digit chapter number
	15	(i.e. just the specified chapter number if one was given,
	16	or the number from the table below if a chapter name was given).
	17
	18	<chapter> can be any digit or any of the following chapter abbreviations:
	19
	20	# abbr name what
	21	= ==== =========== ====================================
	22	0 con*
	23	over* conventions - conventions and overview material
	24	1 lib* libraries - subroutine library summaries
	25	2 routines - individual library routines
	26	3 task*
	27	tsk*
	28	dr* drivers - tasks and drivers
	29	4 tool* tools - Unix development/maintenence tools
	30
	31	.SH NOTE
	32	Specifying the chapter as "lib" automatically selects the -l option.
	33
	34	"-l" flag causes a special library module style manual entry to be created.
	35	The manual entry for a library has a specially constructed synopsis section
	36	that contains the titles and calling sequence of each routine in the library.
	37	Also a seperate manual entry is generated for each of the routines in the
	38	library. These routine manual entries will be put in a file named libxxx.2.
	39
	40	"-d" flag causes the intermediate nroff source files to NOT be deleted.
	41	These are called "mg.out" and "mgr.out" for the module manual entry
	42	and individual routine entries (only if -l option specified), respectively.
	43	This option is useful for debugging manual entries that don't look the
	44	way you expected.
	45
	46	"-n" flag causes nroff sources not to be deleted, and not to be nroffed
	47	either. In this case, "mg.out" (and "mgr.out") will be the ONLY output
	48	from mangen.
	49
	50	.SH EXAMPLE
	51	% mangen lib /usr/vw/lib/lstlib.c
	52	will create "lstlib.1" and "liblst.2" in the current directory.