NAME

       aspic - a line-art processor

SYNOPSIS

       aspic [<options>] [<source> [<destination>]]

DESCRIPTION

       Aspic  is a program that processes a textual description of a line art graphic, converting
       it into a form that is suitable for inclusion in  another  document.  The  default  output
       format  is Encapsulated PostScript, but there is also support for Scalable Vector Graphics
       (SVG). For a full specification, see the reference manual. This man page contains  only  a
       description of the command line interface.

       If  no  source  or destination is given, Aspic reads from the standard input and writes to
       the standard output. If only an input file is given, the output file is the same name with
       its  extension replaced by .eps or .svg (or added if the input has no extension). A single
       hyphen character may be given as a file name to indicate  the  standard  input  or  output
       streams. Error messages are written to the standard error stream.

OPTIONS

       -help     Give some help information and exit.

       -nv       Disable the use of Aspic variables (dollar is no longer special).

       -eps or -ps
                 Output is encapsulated PostScript. This is the default.

       -svg      Output is Scalar Vector Graphics (SVG).

       -tr       Translate certain characters (e.g. grave accent becomes opening quote).

       -v        Verify the Aspic version number, and exit.

AUTHOR

       Philip Hazel

REVISION

       Last updated: 10 September 2022

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