From c2dd33d88b34fbd324dfc8f87d3cf64f388a135f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Giorgos Keramidas Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:29:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Expand a bit the description of the -t option. Triggered by: Stijn Hoop on freebsd-questions --- gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man index 839c578834f9..9f808bf4148f 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man @@ -184,10 +184,16 @@ This option overrides the environment variable. .It Fl t Use -.Nm %troff% +.Dq Li "%troff%" to format the manual page, passing the output to stdout. -The output from -.Nm %troff% +The default output format of +.Xr groff 1 +is Postscript, but see the manual page of +.Xr groff 1 +for ways to pick an alternate format. +.Pp +Depending on the selected format and the availability of printing +devices, the output may need to be passed through some filter or another before being printed. .It Fl w