Introduction (The GNU troff Manual)

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1 Introduction

GNU roff (or groff) is a programming system for typesetting documents. It is highly flexible and has been used extensively for over thirty years.

• What Is groff?

• GNU troff Capabilities

• Macro Package Intro

• Preprocessor Intro

• Output Device Intro

• Installation

• Conventions Used in This Manual

• Credits