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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/sexist.1 b/static/v10/man1/sexist.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0a07e1ae --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/sexist.1 @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +.id NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT +.id Writer's Workbench version 2.3, March 9, 1981 +.TH SEXIST 1 +.SH NAME +sexist \- print sexist terms and suggest alternatives +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B sexist +[ +.B \-flags +][ +.B \-ver +][ +.B \-f +pfile ][file ...] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Sexist +locates and prints all sentences in a document +that contain possibly sexist words or phrases. +The word or phrase in each sentence is surrounded +with stars and brackets, e.g. *[girl]*. +The line numbers of the sentences are also printed. +.PP +Following that, +.I sexist +prints alternatives to the sexist phrases +found in the document. +The alternatives encourage: +.RS 3 +.TP 3 +1. +describing men and women in parallel terms. +For example, "men and girls" should probably be changed to "men and women." +.TP +2. +using neutral terms instead of sex-related terms. +For example "business executive" +could easily replace the stereotypic "businessman." +.TP +3. +using new, non-sexist Bell System job titles. +.RE +.PP +If the user has a file named +.IR $HOME/lib/sexdict , +.I sexist +locates or ignores phrases contained in that file. +.IR Dictadd (1) +can be used to set up +.I $HOME/lib/sexdict. +.I Dictadd +gives instructions on the necessary format for phrases +to be located or ignored by +.I sexist. +.PP +Options are: +.RS 5 +.TP 9 +.BI \-f " pfile" +Use the user's phrase file, +.I pfile, +in addition to the default file of sexist phrases. +When the +.BI "\-f " pfile +option is used, +.I sexist +does not check +.I $HOME/lib/sexdict +for phrases. +The format instructions given by +.I dictadd +should be followed in setting up +.I pfile. +.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 +.SH EXAMPLE +1. The command: +.PP +.RS 5 +.B "sexist -f patfile filename" +.RE +.PP +will print sentences from +.I filename +that contain sexist words or phrases, +including or suppressing phrases as specified in +.IR patfile . +Suggested replacements for sexist phrases will also be printed. +.I Sexist +will not locate or ignore phrases in +.I $HOME/lib/sexdict +when the +.B \-f +option is used. +.SH FILES +.TP 21 +/tmp/$$* +temporary files +.SH "SEE ALSO" +dictadd(1) +.SH BUGS +Because +.I sexist +does not consider context, +it may bracket phrases that are used appropriately +and may recommend inappropriate alternatives. +It is up to the user to determine which changes should be made. +.PP +If formatting macros are included in the input text, +the beginning line number of a sentence containing a sexist phrase +may be a line containing a macro preceding the sentence. +.PP +.I Sexist +makes no attempt to segment text into sentences accurately, +e.g., it does not know any abbreviations. +.PP +.I Sexist +will not find the second of two consecutive sexist phrases, +nor will it find a sexist phrase at the end of a sentence. +.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" |
