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Re: changebars using NROFF?

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From: Jeffrey Copeland
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1986 12:32
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In article <20600001@vale> vale@vale.bambi.UUCP writes:
>I am a novice UNIX user on a SUN system. I would like to produce
>change bars using NROFF but have been unable to do so. 

Use the [nt]roff .mc directive.  It puts an arbitrary marginal mark
to the right of the text [nt]roff is outputting.
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Message-ID: <1604@alvin.mcnc.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!gatech!akgua!mcnc!jeff
References: <20600001@vale>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!gatech!akgua!mcnc!jeff
From: jeff@mcnc.UUCP (Jeffrey Copeland)
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Subject: Re: changebars using NROFF?
Message-ID: <1604@alvin.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Aug-86 08:32:46 EDT
Article-I.D.: alvin.1604
Posted: Mon Aug 25 08:32:46 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 26-Aug-86 18:50:20 EDT
References: <20600001@vale>
Reply-To: jeff@alvin.UUCP (Jeffrey Copeland)
Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
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Keywords: change bars