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Date:	Sun, 14 Apr 2002 13:46:57 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: MANual reader ?

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In <3CB9E3C4.24AE@peterskye.com>, on 04/14/02
at 12:17 PM, Peter Skye said:

>What is groff and what role does it play in displaying the man files? Do

A true man uses troff (i.e. text runoff) for text output. This is
included in the groff (graphics runoff) package. You only need the the
groff components if you are going to use the typeset quality output
features. That said, like most emx installs, all that needed is an unzip
into the \emx directory tree.

>I need the other suggested files? Are these files part of an overall

Some are required. Others are optional, as stated.

>system which other software will also use, and if so is there instead a

Yes, see above.

>single package I should install which will give me that system?

No, install the components as suggested or fight with man v1.1 which, as
noted, does not work very well. :-)

Steven

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