Groff
groff
https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
typesetting document formatter
groff (GNU roff) is a typesetting system that reads plain text input that includes formatting commands to produce output in PostScript, PDF, HTML, or DVI formats or for display to a terminal. Formatting commands can be low-level typesetting primitives, macros from a supplied package, or user-defined macros. All three approaches can be combined.
A reimplementation and extension of the typesetter from AT&T Unix, groff is present on most POSIX systems owing to its long association with Unix manuals (including man pages). It and its predecessor are notable for their production of several best-selling software engineering texts. groff is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents while consuming minimal system resources.
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Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
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G. Branden Robinson | Maintainer |
Werner Lemberg | Maintainer Emeritus |
Bertrand Garrigues | Maintainer Emeritus |
Resources and communication
Audience | Resource type | URI |
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Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff-commit/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-groff/ | |
General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/groff/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/ | |
VCS Repository Webview | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff/ | |
Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/groff |
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