diff options
| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/v10/man1/prose.1 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
build: Better Build System
Diffstat (limited to 'static/v10/man1/prose.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | static/v10/man1/prose.1 | 228 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 228 deletions
diff --git a/static/v10/man1/prose.1 b/static/v10/man1/prose.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 29be4d2d..00000000 --- a/static/v10/man1/prose.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,228 +0,0 @@ -.id NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT -.id Writer's Workbench version 2.2, February 24, 1981 -.TH PROSE 1 -.SH NAME -prose \- describe style characteristics of text -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B prose -[ -.B \-flags -][ -.B \-ver -] -[ -.B \-tm -| -.B \-c -| -.B \-t -| -.B \-x -standards-file -][ -.B \-mm -| -.B \-ms -] [ -.B \-li -| -.B \+li -][ -.B \-s -][ -.B \-f -style-file | file ...] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.I Prose -describes the writing style of a document -as determined by -.IR style "(1), -but the output is in prose form. -The output describes readability, word and sentence lengths, -sentence structure and variation. -.PP -The program checks that a document's scores on certain -.I style -variables fall within the average range for documents of a specified type. -Whenever the score for a variable is outside the average range, -a warning message is printed with information -about the variable, -and commands that can be run to get further information. -.PP -.I Prose -creates a file called -.I styl.tmp -that contains the table produced by -.IR style . -.PP -.I Prose -compares a document with standards -for one of several document types, -according to the following flags: -.RS 5 -.TP 5 -.B \-tm -Compare input text to good Bell Laboratories TM's. (This is the default.) -.TP -.B \-c -Evaluate input text for craft suitability. -.TP -.B \-t -Compare input text with good training documents. -.TP -.BI \-x " standards-file" -Compare input text with standards contained in user-specified -.IR standards-file . -See -.IR mkstand (1) -to set up the -.IR standards-file . -.RE -.PP -Because -.I prose -runs -.IR deroff (1) -before looking at the text, -formatting header files should be included as part of the input. -.PP -Options affecting -.IR deroff (1) -are: -.RS 5 -.TP -.B \-mm -eliminate -.IR mm (1) -macros, and associated text that is not part of sentences -(e.g. headings), -from the analysis. -This is the default. -.TP -.B \-ms -eliminate -.IR ms (1) -macros, and associated text that is not part of sentences, -from the analysis. -The -.B \-ms -flag overrides the default, -.BR \-mm . -.TP -.B \-li -eliminate list items, -as defined by -.I mm -macros, from the analysis. -This is the default. -.TP -.B \+li -Include list items in the input text, -in the analysis. -This flag should be used if the text contains lists of sentences, -but not if the text contains many lists of non-sentences. -.RE -.PP -Other options are: -.RS 5 -.TP -.B \-s -Produce a short (10 line) summary version of -.IR prose . -.TP -.BI \-f " style-file" -If a file containing the -.I style -table exists as output from the -.I style -program, -or from a previous -.I prose -run, -it may be specified so that -.I prose -need not run -.I style -again. -.I Styl.tmp -can be used as the -.IR style-file . -The input text file should not be used with the -.B \-f -flag. -.RE -.PP -Two options give information about the program: -.RS 5 -.TP 7 -.B \-flags -print the command synopsis line (see above) -showing command flags and options, -then exit. -.TP -.B \-ver -print the Writer's Workbench version number of the command, then exit. -.RE -.PP -.I Prose -is one of the programs run under the -.IR wwb (1) -command. -.SH EXAMPLES -The command: -.PP -.RS 5 -.B "prose \-t \+li filename" -.RE -.PP -will describe how the style characteristics of -.I filename -compare with standards for training documents. -Lists will be included in the analysis. -The -.IR style (1) -table will be left in the file -.IR styl.tmp . -.br -Then the command: -.PP -.RS 5 -.B "prose \-x standards-file \-f styl.tmp" -.RE -.PP -will use the style statistics already gathered for -.IR filename , -and describe how they compare with the user-defined -standards contained in -.IR standards-file . -.SH FILES -.TP 21 -styl.tmp -contains -.I style -table -.TP -wwb/lib/prosedoc -contains all standards used for comparison, -and stored -.I prose -output text files -.SH SEE ALSO -style(1), wwb(1), -deroff(1), -match(1), -wwbstand(1), -mkstand(1), -worduse(1). -.SH SUPPORT -.IR "COMPONENT NAME: " "Writer's Workbench" -.br -.IR "APPROVAL AUTHORITY: " "Div 452" -.br -.IR "STATUS: " Standard -.br -.IR "SUPPLIER: " "Dept 45271" -.br -.IR "USER INTERFACE: " "Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733" -.br -.IR "SUPPORT LEVEL: " "Class B - unqualified support other than Div 452" |
