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NAME

       trueprint - print program listings on postscript printer.

SYNOPSIS

       trueprint [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION

       trueprint  is  a general purpose program printing program.  It tries to produce 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 environment 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 appropriately

   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 between 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  between  <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 format 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 abbreviated 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 printing 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 appropriately.

       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  including  language
              defaults, but are overridden by command line options.

       TP_DIFF_CMD
              Specify  the  diff command to be used.  The command must produce output 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 <othmar@tron.at>.