term% cat index.txt PIC(1) General Commands Manual PIC(1)
NAME
pic - troff preprocessor for drawing pictures
SYNOPSIS
pic [ -Tt ] [ -D ] [ files ]
DESCRIPTION
Pic is a troff(1) preprocessor for drawing figures on a typesetter.
The basic objects are box, line, arrow, spline, circle, ellipse, arc,
and text. These may be positioned in absolute coordinates or relative
to previously placed objects. Pic also provides blocks, variables, ex‐
pressions, built-in functions, loops, conditionals, and a macro proces‐
sor.
The optional argument -Tt specifies typesetter t; currently supported
typesetters are 202 (the default), cat (Graphic Systems CAT), and aps
(Autologic APS-5).
The argument -D causes pic to generate troff commands that draw lines
of higher quality. Recommended for final copy on typesetters.
SEE ALSO
B. W. Kernighan, PIC — A Graphics Language for Typesetting
ideal(1), ped(9.1), doctype(1)
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