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TRUEPRINT(1)			   User Manual			    TRUEPRINT(1)

NAME
     trueprint - print program listings on postscript printer.

SYNOPSIS
     trueprint [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION
     trueprint	is a general purpose program printing program.	It tries to pro-
     duce everything that anybody could need in a program printout  without  the
     need  for	large numbers of switches or pipelines.  trueprint can currently
     handle C, C++, Java, Perl, Verilog, shell (including ksh),  Pascal,  pseudo
     C,  report  files	(trueprint  report file, see NOTES), listing files, text
     files.

     Each page in the output has a default header consisting of the  date  or  a
     user-defined string, the current function name, and the overall page number
     (which  is  used  in the indexes); and a footer consisting of the date, the
     current file name and page number within file, and the overall page number.
     If the language contains the concept of braces then trueprint will  include
     a braces depth count in the left-hand margin.

     The printout has two function indexes at the front - one is an alphabetical
     list  of  all  functions and the other is a list of files with functions in
     each file in alphabetical order.  The first is suppressed if there  are  no
     functions and the second is suppressed if there is only one file.

     If  no language is specified on the command line then options are defaulted
     to be appropriate for the first file specified on the  command  line.   The
     filetype is taken from the suffix - valid suffixes are

     Language	    Suffix		language option

     C		    .c .h		-language=c

     C++	    .cxx .cpp .cc	-langauge=cxx
		    .C .hpp .H

     Java	    .java		-language=java

     Shell	    .sh 		-language=sh

     Perl	    .pl 		-language=perl

     Pascal	    .pas		-language=pascal

     Verilog	    .v			-language=v

     Pseudo C	    .pc .ph		-language=pseudoc

     Report format  .rep		-language=report

     Listing	    .lst		-language=list

     Plain Text     default		-language=text

     When Trueprint starts it uses four sets of options:

     -- Hard-coded defaults
     -- Language-specific defaults
     -- Options taken from the environment variable `$TP_OPTS'
     -- Command-line options

     Each  set	of  options  overrides the earlier sets, so command-line options
     override all other sets.
     If you want to set some personal default options, then simply set the envi-
     ronment variable `$TP_OPTS'.

OPTIONS
   Miscellaneous Options
     -D <string>, --debug=<string>
	    set debug options to <string> (see USAGE whatfor <string> is).

     -O <string>, --diff=<string>
	    if <string> is a file then print diffs between  <string>  and  input
	    file  otherwise  use as a prefix and print diffs. See USAGE for more
	    information on usage.

     -t <string>, --language=<string>
	    treat input as language.  Use --help=language for list.

     -U <string>, --username=<string>
	    set username for coversheet

     -H, --help[=<string>]
	    Type help information and given the <string> option it lists options
	    for the following topics:

	    all-options - all options
	    misc-options - miscellaneous options
	    page-furniture-options - page furniture options
	    text-format-options - text formatting options
	    print-options - options that select what to print
	    page-format-options - page format options
	    output-options - options affecting output
	    language - languages
	    prompt - format for --print-pages string
	    debug - format for --debug string
	    header - format for header & footer strings
	    report - file format for --language=report input
	    environment - environment vars used

     -V, --version
	    Type version information

     -N, --use-environment
	    use environment variables

     --N, --ignore-environment
	    don't use values from environment, such as time, $USER,  etc.   This
	    is for test purposes, to make test results more reproducible

     -R 1, --ps-level-one
	    Use level one postscript.

     -R 2, --ps-level-two
	    Use level two postscript.

   Text Formatting
     -b, --no-page-break-after-function
	    don't print page breaks at the end of functions

     --b, --page-break-after-function
	    print page breaks at the end of functions

     -W, --no-intelligent-line-wrap
	    Wrap lines at exactly the line-wrap column

     --W, --intelligent-line-wrap
	    Wrap lines intelligently at significant characters, such as a space

     -L <number>, --minimum-line-length=<number>
	    minimum line length permitted by intelligent line wrap (default 10)

     -T <number>, --tabsize=<number>
	    set tabsize (default 8)

     -E, --ignore-form-feeds
	    don't expand form feed characters to new page

     --E, --form-feeds
	    expand form feed characters to new page

     -p <number>, --point-size=<number>
	    specify point size (default 10)

     -g <number>, --leading=<number>
	    specify interline gap in points (default 1)

     -w <number>, --line-wrap=<number>
	    specify the line-wrap column.

     --no-line-wrap
	    turn off line-wrap

     -l <number>, --page-length=<number>
	    specify  number  of lines on a page, point size is calculated appro-
	    priately

   Page Formatting
     -I, --no-holepunch
	    don't leave space for holepunch at the side of each page

     --I, --holepunch
	    leave space for holepunch at the side of each page

     -J, --no-top-holepunch
	    don't leave space for holepunch at the top of each page

     --J, --top-holepunch
	    leave space for holepunch at the top of each page

     -o p, --portrait
	    print using portrait orientation

     -o l, --landscape
	    print using landscape orientation

     -S 1, --single-sided
	    print single-sided

     -S 2, --double-sided
	    print double-sided

     -1, --one-up
	    print 1-on-1 (default)

     -2, --two-up
	    print 2-on-1

     -3, --two-tall-up
	    print 2-on-1 at 4-on-1 pointsize

     -4, --four-up
	    print 4-on-1

   Page Furniture
     -X <string>, --left-header=<string>
	    specify string for left side of header

     -x <string>, --left-footer=<string>
	    specify string for left side of footer

     -Y <string>, --center-header=<string>
	    specify string for center of header

     -y <string>, --center-footer=<string>
	    specify string for center of footer

     -Z <string>, --right-header=<string>
	    specify string for right side of header

     -z <string>, --right-footer=<string>
	    specify string for right side of footer

     -m <string>, --message=<string>
	    message to be printed over page. Will be printed in  a  very  large,
	    light  gray  font.	There  are  a  few  escapes as a replacement for
	    <string>; see USAGE for more information.

     -G <number>, --gray-bands=<number>
	    Emulate the old lineprinter paper with gray bands across each  page.
	    The  value of <number> gives the width of the bands and the gaps be-
	    tween them

     -K, --headers
	    include the header on each page

     --K, --no-headers
	    suppress the header on each page

     -k, --footers
	    include the footer on each page

     --k, --no-footers
	    suppress the footer on each page

     -u, --page-furniture-lines
	    Draw lines around header & footer boxes and down left side of page.

     --u, --no-page-furniture-lines
	    Don't draw lines around header & footer boxes or down left	side  of
	    page.

     -i, --no-braces-depth
	    exclude the braces depth count

     --i, --braces-depth
	    include the braces depth count

     -n, --no-line-numbers
	    exclude the line number count

     --n, --line-numbers
	    include the line number count

   Output Options
     Per  default trueprint will send the postscript output to `lp' or `lpr' and
     it will explicitly set the destination to	the  value  of	the  environment
     variable `$PRINTER'.

     -d <string>, --printer=<string>
	    use printer <string>

     -P <string>, --printer=<string>
	    use printer <string>

     -s <string>, --output=<string>
	    send output to filename <string>; use - for stdout

     -r, --redirect-output
	    redirect output to .ps file named after first filename

     --r, --no-redirect-output
	    don't redirect output

     -c <number>, --copies=<number>
	    specify number of copies to be printed

   Print Selection
     -C, --no-cover-sheet
	    don't print cover sheet

     --C, --cover-sheet
	    print cover sheet

     -A <selection>, --print-pages=<selection>
	    specify  list  of pages to be printed (see USAGE whatfor <selection>
	    is).

     -a, --no-prompt
	    don't prompt for each page, whether it should be printed or not

     --a, --prompt
	    prompt for each page, whether it should be printed or not

     -F, --no-file-index
	    don't print file index

     --F, --file-index
	    print file index

     -f, --no-function-index
	    don't print function index

     --f, --function-index
	    print function index

     -B, --no-print-body
	    don't print body of text

     --B, --print-body
	    print body of text

USAGE
     The usage of the `-D <string>', `--debug=<string>' is as follows:
     Each letter turns on a set of debugging  messages,  and  the  corresponding
     digit  indicates  the level of messages, with 1 indicating the least number
     of messags and 9 turning on all messages.	The letter `@' can  be	used  to
     turn  on  all  areas,  so	`--debug=@9'  will  turn  on  all messages.  Use
     `--help=debug' for details of what letters turn on what areas.
     Note that this feature is not uniformly implemented -  messages  were  only
     typically	added  where they were needed.	Also note that messages will not
     be generated in code prior to the code that sets the debug string!

     The usage of the `-O <string>', `--diff=<string>' option looks as follows:
     You specify the old version of the file or files with  `--diff=<pathname>'.
     If  <pathname>  suffixed with the current filename is a valid file then the
     differences between <pathname>/<filename> are displayed.  Alternatively, if
     <pathname> is a file and you're printing one file, then the differences be-
     tween <pathname> and the current file are displayed.  Examples how to  make
     it are shown below:

	    trueprint --diff=../old- this.c that.c

     will  print  the  differences between ../old-this.c and this.c, and ../old-
     that.c and that.c.

	    trueprint --diff=../old/ this.c that.c

     will  print  the  differences  between  ../old/this.c   and   this.c,   and
     ../old/that.c and that.c.	Note that the trailing / is important.

	    trueprint --diff=this.c that.c

     will print the differences between this.c and that.c.

     The usage of the `-A <selection>', `--print-pages=<selection>' option looks
     as follows:
     <selection> consists of a comma-seperated list of page selections:

	    `<number>' -- print the specific page
	    `<number>-<number>'  --  Print all pages between, and including, the
	    specified pages
	    `<function-name>' -- Print all pages that include function-name.
	    `d' -- Print all pages that have changed (this is only  useful  with
	    the `--diff' (see above) option.
	    `D'  -- Print all pages containing functions that have changed (this
	    is only useful with the `--diff' (see above) option.
	    `f' -- Print the function index
	    `F' -- Print the file index.

     For example,

	    --print-pages=1-5,main,f

     will print the function index, pages 1 to 5, and  all  the  pages	for  the
     function `main'.

     If  you  specify  `--prompt'then  trueprint  will prompt you for each page,
     whether or not it should print that page.	It  will  give	you  information
     such as the current filename, current functionname, page number, and so on.
     The possible responses are:

	    `y' -- Print this page.
	    `y<number>' -- Print <number> pages.
	    `y*' -- Print all the remaining pages.
	    `n' -- Skip this page
	    `n<number>' -- Skip <number> pages.
	    `n*' -- Skip all the remaining pages.
	    `p<selection>'  -- Print all remaining pages that match <selection>,
	    where <selection> is in the format defined above.
	    `?'  -- Print a help message.

     The `--message=<string>' option takes a few % escapes  for  <string>  which
     are listed below:

	    `%%' -- Print a simple %.
	    `%m' --  Print the current month of the year as a number, e.g. 05.
	    `%d' --  Print the current day of the month, e.g. 01.
	    `%y' --  Print the current year, e.g. 1999
	    `%D' -- Print the date in the format mm/dd/yy.
	    `%L'  --  Print  the  date	and  time in long format, e.g. Fri Oct 8
	    11:49:51 1999
	    `%c' -- Print the last modified date of the current file in the for-
	    mat mm/dd/yy.
	    `%C' -- Print the last modified date and time of the current file in
	    long format, e.g. Fri Oct 8 11:49:51 1999
	    `%H' -- Print the current hour.
	    `%M' -- Print the current minute.
	    `%S' -- Print the current second.
	    `%T' -- Print the time in the format HH:MM:SS.
	    `%j' -- Print the day of the year, e.g. 095.
	    `%w' -- Print the day of the week, e.g. Sunday.
							 `%a' -- Print	the  ab-
	    breviated day of the week, e.g. Sun.
	    `%h' -- Print the abbreviated month name, e.g. Mar.
	    `%r' -- Print the time in am/pm notation, e.g. 10:45pm.
	    `%p' -- Print the page number in the current file.
	    `%P' -- Print the overall page number.
	    `%f' -- Print the total number of pages of the current file.
	    `%F' -- Print the total number of pages.
	    `%n' -- Print the current filename.
	    `%N' -- Print the current function name.
	    `%l' -- Print the username of the current user.

     Default Values are:

	    `left-header'     `%L'
	    `center-header'   `%N'
	    `right-header'    `Page %P of %F'
	    `left-footer'     `%L'
	    `center-footer'   `%n %p'
	    `right-footer'    `Page %P of %F'

NOTES
     For  most	of  the languages, trueprint uses the language to work out where
     comments are (so it can print them in italics) and where the function names
     are (so it can print them in bold and include them in the function  index).
     However there are some special features for some of the languages:

     Pseudo  C	is like C, except it has a more forgiving syntax.  In particular
     it ignores strings, so if you leave off a closing quote then pseudo C  will
     print out using a vaguely sensible format.  Pseudo C is intended for print-
     ing code that doesn't yet compile.

     Listing format assumes very wide lines and a fixed page length of sixty-six
     characters,  so  it  turns off line-wrap and sets the page length appropri-
     ately.

     Report format uses a few special characters: anything between ^A and ^E  is
     printed  in bold and included in the function index, and anything between a
     pair of ^Cs is printed in italics.

ENVIRONMENT
     By default Trueprint uses environment variables and the current username.

     PRINTER
	    Specify the printer to use when sending  postscript  output  to  the
	    printer.

     TP_OPTS
	    Specify options.  These options override any default options includ-
	    ing language defaults, but are overridden by command line options.

     TP_DIFF_CMD
	    Specify  the diff command to be used.  The command must produce out-
	    put in the same format as the classic Unix diff.  This variable  can
	    be	used  to add flags to the diff command used, for example to make
	    diff ignore whitespace.

     TP_PRINT_CMD
	    Specify the print command.	The default is lpr.  If this is set then
	    it should be set to a command that takes standard input.  If this is
	    set then the destination and number of copies have no  effect,  i.e.
	    there  is  no  mechanism to pass these values to your print command.
	    If you set this to /bin/cat then the postscript output  will  appear
	    on stdout.

     TP_PRINTERS_FILE
	    Specify  the  printers  file.  The default is the printers file that
	    was initially configured when trueprint was installed.  This can  be
	    used to test out a new printers file.

AUTHOR
     The  program  was	written  by Lezz Giles. Please send bug reports to <bug-
     trueprint@gnu.org> and ideas for enhancement or similar things to <enhance-
     trueprint@gnu.org>.  The  manpage	was  written  by  Othmar  Pasteka  <oth-
     mar@tron.at>.

GNU				   7. 1. 2000			    TRUEPRINT(1)

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