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Re: [Groff] man/troff to LaTex?
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Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
Re: [Groff] man/troff to LaTex? |
Date: |
Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:21:12 +0200 (CEST) |
>> Is there a way to convert a man source to a LaTex typesetting?
>
> Run groff -man vim.1 and you should get a PostScript file. Why not
> print that? I see no value in going to LaTex, but then I've never
> used it either.
I see at least two possible use cases:
. Embedding a man page into a LaTeX document.
. Using a man page as a starting point for a LaTeX document.
What about the route
man page -> DocBook -> LaTeX
? The former can be done with the doclifter program, the latter with
dblatex.
Werner