The RUNOFF command formats items that contain RUNOFF commands. RUNOFF commands are inserted in an item with the Editor.
Format
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RUNOFF [DICT] filename item-list [(options)] |
Parameter(s)
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DICT |
Specifies the file dictionary. |
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filename |
Name of the file that contains item-list. |
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item-list |
List of item-IDs to be formatted. Each item-ID is separated with a space. |
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options |
Controls the way RUNOFF works. They can be any of the following: |
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n |
Overprints boldface letters n times. |
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C |
Suppresses CHAIN and READ commands. |
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I |
Places the item-ID of the next item to be formatted in the last line of the last item output. |
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J |
Suppresses highlighting. |
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N |
Suppresses automatic paging. |
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P |
Sends output to the printer. |
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S |
Suppresses underlining and boldfacing of output at a terminal. |
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T |
Indents the Table of Contents one space for each section level. |
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U |
Prints all output in uppercase. |
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See the Runoff User Reference Guide for more information on using RUNOFF.
Formatting an Item
Item ASH from the file LETTERS contains RUNOFF formatting commands. The item itself looks like this:
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001 .LEFT MARGIN 50 .NOJUSTIFY 002 Compubooks, Inc. 003 .B 004 964 Oak Street 005 .B 006 Newton, MA 02164 007 .B 008 25 August 1994 009 .LEFT MARGIN 5 010 .SP 2 011 Josephine Ash 012 .B 013 87 Blue Hills Parkway 014 .B 015 Milton, MA 02186 016 .PARAGRAPH 5 017 Dear Ms. Ash, 018 We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for 019 your order and to welcome you to Compubooks. 020 Compubooks offers a variety of computer-related titles--from 021 PCs to mainframes, we can answer your computer book needs. |
When RUNOFF is invoked on this item, formatting commands are applied:
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>RUNOFF LETTERS ASH |
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Compubooks, Inc. |
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964 Oak Street |
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Newton, MA 02164 |
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25 August 1994 |
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Josephine Ash |
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87 Blue Hills Parkway |
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Milton, MA 02186 |
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Dear Ms. Ash, |
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for |
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your order and to welcome you to Compubooks. |
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Compubooks offers a variety of computer-related |
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titles--from PCs to mainframes, we can answer your computer |
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book needs. |
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