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19.TH GROG @MAN1EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
20.SH NAME
21grog \- guess options for groff command
22.SH SYNOPSIS
23.B grog
24[
25.BI \- option
26\|.\|.\|.
27]
28[
29.IR files \|.\|.\|.
30]
31.SH DESCRIPTION
32.B grog
33reads
34.I files
35and guesses which of the
36.BR groff  (@MAN1EXT@)
37options
38.BR \-e ,
39.BR \-man ,
40.BR \-me ,
41.BR \-mm ,
42.BR \-ms ,
43.BR \-mdoc,
44.BR \-mdoc-old,
45.BR \-p ,
46.BR \-R ,
47.BR \-g ,
48.BR \-G ,
49.BR \-s ,
50and
51.BR \-t
52are required for printing
53.IR files ,
54and prints the groff command including those options on the standard output.
55A filename of
56.B \-
57is taken to refer to the standard input.
58If no files are specified the standard input will be read.
59Any specified options will be included in the printed command.
60No space is allowed between options and their arguments.
61The only options recognized are
62.B \-C
63(which is also passed on) to enable compatibility mode, and
64.B \-v
65to print the version number.
66.LP
67For example,
68.IP
69.B `grog \-Tdvi paper.ms`
70.LP
71will guess the appropriate command to print
72.B paper.ms
73and then run it after adding the
74.B \-Tdvi
75option.
76.SH "SEE ALSO"
77.BR doctype (1),
78.BR groff (@MAN1EXT@),
79.BR @g@troff (@MAN1EXT@),
80.BR @g@tbl (@MAN1EXT@),
81.BR @g@pic (@MAN1EXT@),
82.BR @g@eqn (@MAN1EXT@),
83.BR @g@refer (@MAN1EXT@),
84.BR @g@grn (@MAN1EXT@),
85.BR grap (1),
86.BR @g@soelim (@MAN1EXT@)
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