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pic2tpic

PIC2TPIC(1)						      General Commands Manual						       PIC2TPIC(1)

NAME

       pic2tpic - Convert pic files to tpic format

SYNOPSIS

       pic2tpic [ files ]

DESCRIPTION

       Pic2tpic reads the pic files given on the command line (or stdin if none are given) and writes their tpic equivalent to stdout.

SEE ALSO

       tpic(1), fig2dev(1), transfig(1).

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 1985 Supoj Sutantavibul
       Copyright (c) 1991 Micah Beck

       THE  AUTHORS  DISCLAIM  ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
       EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF  USE,
       DATA  OR  PROFITS,  WHETHER  IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
       PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

       The X Consortium, and any party obtaining a copy of these files from the X Consortium, directly or indirectly, is granted, free of  charge,
       a  full	and unrestricted irrevocable, world-wide, paid up, royalty-free, nonexclusive right and license to deal in this software and docu-
       mentation files (the "Software"), including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,	merge,	publish,  distribute,  sublicense,
       and/or  sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons who receive copies from any such party to do so, with the only requirement being
       that this copyright notice remain intact.  This license includes without limitation a license to do the foregoing actions under any patents
       of the party supplying this software to the X Consortium.

AUTHOR

       Micah Beck
       Cornell University

       Man page by George Ferguson, ferguson@cs.rochester.edu.

								    14 Mar 1991 						       PIC2TPIC(1)