checknr(1) [ultrix man page]
checknr(1) General Commands Manual checknr(1) Name checknr - check nroff/troff files Syntax checknr [-s] [-f] [-a.x1.y1.x2.y2. ... .xn.yn] [-c.x1.x2.x3... .xn] [file...] Description The command checks a list of or input files for certain kinds of errors involving mismatched opening and closing delimiters and unknown commands. If no files are specified, checks the standard input. Delimiters checked are: 5 Font changes using fx ... fP. Size changes using sx ... s0. Macros that come in open ... close forms, for example, the .TS and .TE macros which must always come in pairs. The command knows about the and macro packages. The command is intended to be used on documents that are prepared with in mind, much the same as It expects a certain document writing style for f and s commands, in that each fx must be terminated with fP and each sx must be terminated with s0. While it will work to directly go into the next font or explicitly specify the original font or point size, and many existing documents actually do this, such a practice will produce complaints from Since it is probably better to use the fP and s0 forms anyway, you should think of this as a con- tribution to your document preparation style. Options -a Allows additional pairs of macros to be added to the list. This must be followed by groups of six characters, each group defining a pair of macros. The six characters are a period, the first macro name, another period, and the second macro name. For example, to define a pair .BS and .ES, use -a.BS.ES. -c Defines commands otherwise complained about as undefined. -f Ignores f font changes. -s Ignores s size changes. Restrictions There is no way to define a 1 character macro name using -a. Does not correctly recognize certain reasonable characters, such as conditionals. Diagnostics Complaints about unmatched delimiters. Complaints about unrecognized commands. Various complaints about the syntax of commands. See Also eqn(1), nroff(1), troff(1), ms(7), me(7) checknr(1)
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CHECKNR(1) BSD General Commands Manual CHECKNR(1) NAME
checknr -- check nroff/troff files SYNOPSIS
checknr [-a.x1.y1.x2.y2. ... .xn.yn] [-c.x1.x2.x3 ... .xn] [-s] [-f] file DESCRIPTION
The checknr utility checks a list of nroff(1) or troff(1) input files for certain kinds of errors involving mismatched opening and closing delimiters and unknown commands. If no files are specified, checknr checks the standard input. The following options are available: -a Add additional pairs of macros to the list of known macros. This must be followed by groups of six characters, each group defining a pair of macros. The six characters are a period, the first macro name, another period, and the second macro name. For example, to define a pair .BS and .ES, use '-a.BS.ES' -c Define commands which would otherwise be complained about as undefined. -f Request checknr to ignore 'f' font changes. -s Ignore 's' size changes. Delimiters checked are: 1. Font changes using fx ... fP. 2. Size changes using sx ... s0. 3. Macros that come in open ... close forms, for example, the .TS and .TE macros which must always come in pairs. The checknr utility is intended for use on documents that are prepared with checknr in mind, much the same as lint(1). It expects a certain document writing style for 'f' and 's' commands, in that each 'fx' must be terminated with 'fP' and each 'sx' must be terminated with 's0'. While it will work to directly go into the next font or explicitly specify the original font or point size, and many existing docu- ments actually do this, such a practice will produce complaints from checknr. Since it is probably better to use the 'fP' and 's0' forms anyway, you should think of this as a contribution to your document preparation style. The checknr utility knows about the ms(7) and me(7) macro packages. SEE ALSO
nroff(1), troff(1), me(7), ms(7) DIAGNOSTICS
Complaints about unmatched delimiters. Complaints about unrecognized commands. Various complaints about the syntax of commands. BUGS
There is no way to define a 1 character macro name using -a. Does not correctly recognize certain reasonable constructs, such as conditionals. HISTORY
The checknr command appeared in 4.0BSD. BSD
June 6, 1993 BSD