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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man7/poly.7 b/static/unix-v10/man7/poly.7 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..daf3d736 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man7/poly.7 @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +.TH POLY 7 bowell +.CT 1 inst_info +.SH NAME +polypic, polypr \- database of polyhedra +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B polypic +[ +.B -phfis +] +.I solid ... +.br +.B polypr +[ +.B -cfhnpsi\f2file +] +.I solid ... +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Polypic +outputs a picture of the planar nets for the specified solids in +.IR plot (5) +format. +The options are: +.TP +.B -f +Print the face numbers. +.TP +.B -h +Print the hinge numbers. +.TP +.BI -i file +Use +.I file +instead of the normal database. +.TP +.B -s +Produce an orthogonal view of the 3D solid rather than the net. +.TP +.B -p +Produce +.IR pic (1) +output. +.PP +.I Polypr +gives more general access to the data. +By default, all the data is output. +If no solid is specified, all the solids in the database are output. +The options are: +.TP +.B -n +Print only the database index number and the name. +.TP +.B -h +Print only a header line with name and number of faces and hinges. +.TP +.B -f +Print only the data for the flat net. +.TP +.B -s +Print only the data for the 3D solid. +.TP +.BI -i file +Use +.I file +instead of the normal database. +.TP +.B -c +Produce output for Tom Duff's polygon renderer (implies +.BR -s ). +.TP +.B -p +Produce useful parameters for a perspective view; implies +.BR -c . +.PP +For both +.I polypic +and +.IR polypr , +the solid may be specified by either its index number +or by any prefix of the name. +Ambiguities are resolved by database order. +.SH FILES +.F /usr/include/poly.h +.br +.F /usr/lib/polyhedra +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR plot (1), +.IR poly (5) +.br +A. G. Hume, +`Exact Descriptions of Regular and Semi-regular Polyhedra and Their Duals' +.I Computing Science Technical Report 130, +AT&T Bell Laboratories, November, 1986 +.SH BUGS +Not all the polyhedra have valid 3D data. +.br +Option +.B -s +doesn't work yet. |
