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Old 02-21-2012
nroff question.
Hi all,

I wanted to know if nroff is a unix binary or it is just a wrapper script using groff? if it is a binary, where can i get access to it? download it? and what are its licensing terms?
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Old 02-21-2012
Hi.

Here's one instance:
Code:
#! /bin/sh
# Emulate nroff with groff.
# $FreeBSD: src/contrib/groff/src/roff/nroff/nroff.sh,v 1.18.10.1.2.1 2009/10/25 01:10:29 kensmith Exp $

cheers, drl
 
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