NAME
trueprint - print program listings on postscript
printer.
SYNOPSIS
trueprint [ options ] [ files
]
DESCRIPTION
trueprint is a general purpose program
printing program. It tries to produce everything that anybody could
need in a program printout without the need for large numbers of
switches or pipelines. trueprint can currently handle C,
C++, Java, Perl, Verilog, shell (including ksh), Pascal, pseudo C,
report files (trueprint report file, see NOTES), listing files,
text files.
Each page in the output has a default header consisting of the
date or a user-defined string, the current function name, and the
overall page number (which is used in the indexes); and a footer
consisting of the date, the current file name and page number
within file, and the overall page number. If the language contains
the concept of braces then trueprint will include a braces
depth count in the left-hand margin.
The printout has two function indexes at the front - one is an
alphabetical list of all functions and the other is a list of files
with functions in each file in alphabetical order. The first is
suppressed if there are no functions and the second is suppressed
if there is only one file.
If no language is specified on the command line then options are
defaulted to be appropriate for the first file specified on the
command line. The filetype is taken from the suffix - valid
suffixes are
-
Language Suffix
language
option
-
-
C
.c
.h
-language=c
-
C++
.cxx .cpp
.cc -langauge=cxx
-
.C .hpp
.H
-
Java
.java
-language=java
-
Shell .sh
-language=sh
-
Perl
.pl
-language=perl
-
Pascal .pas
-language=pascal
-
Verilog
.v
-language=v
- Pseudo
C .pc
.ph
-language=pseudoc
- Report
format .rep
-language=report
-
Listing
.lst
-language=list
- Plain
Text default
-language=text
When Trueprint starts it uses four sets of options:
--- Hard-coded defaults
--- Language-specific defaults
--- Options taken from the environment variable `$TP_OPTS'
--- Command-line options
Each set of options overrides the earlier sets, so command-line
options override all other sets.
If you want to set some personal default options, then simply set
the environment variable `$TP_OPTS'.
OPTIONS
Miscellaneous Options
- -D <string>, --debug=<string>
- set debug options to <string> (see USAGE whatfor
<string> is).
- -O <string>, --diff=<string>
- if <string> is a file then print diffs between
<string> and input file otherwise use as a prefix and print
diffs. See USAGE for more information on usage.
- -t <string>, --language=<string>
- treat input as language. Use --help=language for list.
- -U <string>, --username=<string>
- set username for coversheet
- -H, --help[=<string>]
- Type help information and given the <string> option it
lists options for the following topics:
- all-options - all options
misc-options - miscellaneous options
page-furniture-options - page furniture options
text-format-options - text formatting options
print-options - options that select what to print
page-format-options - page format options
output-options - options affecting output
language - languages
prompt - format for --print-pages string
debug - format for --debug string
header - format for header & footer strings
report - file format for --language=report input
environment - environment vars used
- -V, --version
- Type version information
- -N, --use-environment
- use environment variables
- --N, --ignore-environment
- don't use values from environment, such as time, $USER, etc.
This is for test purposes, to make test results more reproducible
- -R 1, --ps-level-one
- Use level one postscript.
- -R 2, --ps-level-two
- Use level two postscript.
Text Formatting
- -b, --no-page-break-after-function
- don't print page breaks at the end of functions
- --b, --page-break-after-function
- print page breaks at the end of functions
- -W, --no-intelligent-line-wrap
- Wrap lines at exactly the line-wrap column
- --W, --intelligent-line-wrap
- Wrap lines intelligently at significant characters, such as a
space
- -L <number>, --minimum-line-length=<number>
- minimum line length permitted by intelligent line wrap (default
10)
- -T <number>, --tabsize=<number>
- set tabsize (default 8)
- -E, --ignore-form-feeds
- don't expand form feed characters to new page
- --E, --form-feeds
- expand form feed characters to new page
- -p <number>, --point-size=<number>
- specify point size (default 10)
- -g <number>, --leading=<number>
- specify interline gap in points (default 1)
- -w <number>, --line-wrap=<number>
- specify the line-wrap column.
- --no-line-wrap
- turn off line-wrap
- -l <number>, --page-length=<number>
- specify number of lines on a page, point size is calculated
appropriately
Page Formatting
- -I, --no-holepunch
- don't leave space for holepunch at the side of each page
- --I, --holepunch
- leave space for holepunch at the side of each page
- -J, --no-top-holepunch
- don't leave space for holepunch at the top of each page
- --J, --top-holepunch
- leave space for holepunch at the top of each page
- -o p, --portrait
- print using portrait orientation
- -o l, --landscape
- print using landscape orientation
- -S 1, --single-sided
- print single-sided
- -S 2, --double-sided
- print double-sided
- -1, --one-up
- print 1-on-1 (default)
- -2, --two-up
- print 2-on-1
- -3, --two-tall-up
- print 2-on-1 at 4-on-1 pointsize
- -4, --four-up
- print 4-on-1
Page Furniture
- -X <string>, --left-header=<string>
- specify string for left side of header
- -x <string>, --left-footer=<string>
- specify string for left side of footer
- -Y <string>, --center-header=<string>
- specify string for center of header
- -y <string>, --center-footer=<string>
- specify string for center of footer
- -Z <string>, --right-header=<string>
- specify string for right side of header
- -z <string>, --right-footer=<string>
- specify string for right side of footer
- -m <string>, --message=<string>
- message to be printed over page. Will be printed in a very
large, light gray font. There are a few escapes as a replacement
for <string>; see USAGE for more information.
- -G <number>, --gray-bands=<number>
- Emulate the old lineprinter paper with gray bands across each
page. The value of <number> gives the width of the bands and
the gaps between them
- -K, --headers
- include the header on each page
- --K, --no-headers
- suppress the header on each page
- -k, --footers
- include the footer on each page
- --k, --no-footers
- suppress the footer on each page
- -u, --page-furniture-lines
- Draw lines around header & footer boxes and down left side
of page.
- --u, --no-page-furniture-lines
- Don't draw lines around header & footer boxes or down left
side of page.
- -i, --no-braces-depth
- exclude the braces depth count
- --i, --braces-depth
- include the braces depth count
- -n, --no-line-numbers
- exclude the line number count
- --n, --line-numbers
- include the line number count
Output Options
Per default trueprint will send the
postscript output to `lp' or `lpr' and it will explicitly set the
destination to the value of the environment variable `$PRINTER'.
- -d <string>, --printer=<string>
- use printer <string>
- -P <string>, --printer=<string>
- use printer <string>
- -s <string>, --output=<string>
- send output to filename <string>; use - for stdout
- -r, --redirect-output
- redirect output to .ps file named after first filename
- --r, --no-redirect-output
- don't redirect output
- -c <number>, --copies=<number>
- specify number of copies to be printed
Print Selection
- -C, --no-cover-sheet
- don't print cover sheet
- --C, --cover-sheet
- print cover sheet
- -A <selection>, --print-pages=<selection>
- specify list of pages to be printed (see USAGE whatfor
<selection> is).
- -a, --no-prompt
- don't prompt for each page, whether it should be printed or not
- --a, --prompt
- prompt for each page, whether it should be printed or not
- -F, --no-file-index
- don't print file index
- --F, --file-index
- print file index
- -f, --no-function-index
- don't print function index
- --f, --function-index
- print function index
- -B, --no-print-body
- don't print body of text
- --B, --print-body
- print body of text
USAGE
The usage of the `-D <string>',
`--debug=<string>' is as follows:
Each letter turns on a set of debugging messages, and the
corresponding digit indicates the level of messages, with 1
indicating the least number of messags and 9 turning on all
messages. The letter `@' can be used to turn on all areas, so
`--debug=@9' will turn on all messages. Use `--help=debug' for
details of what letters turn on what areas.
Note that this feature is not uniformly implemented - messages were
only typically added where they were needed. Also note that
messages will not be generated in code prior to the code that sets
the debug string!
The usage of the `-O <string>',
`--diff=<string>' option looks as follows:
You specify the old version of the file or files with
`--diff=<pathname>'. If <pathname> suffixed with the
current filename is a valid file then the differences between
<pathname>/<filename> are displayed. Alternatively, if
<pathname> is a file and you're printing one file, then the
differences between <pathname> and the current file are
displayed. Examples how to make it are shown below:
- trueprint --diff=../old- this.c that.c
will print the differences between ../old-this.c and this.c, and
../old-that.c and that.c.
- trueprint --diff=../old/ this.c that.c
will print the differences between ../old/this.c and this.c, and
../old/that.c and that.c. Note that the trailing / is important.
- trueprint --diff=this.c that.c
will print the differences between this.c and that.c.
The usage of the `-A <selection>',
`--print-pages=<selection>' option looks as
follows:
<selection> consists of a comma-seperated list of page
selections:
- `<number>' -- print the specific page
`<number>-<number>' -- Print all pages between,
and including, the specified pages
`<function-name>' -- Print all pages that include
function-name.
`d' -- Print all pages that have changed (this is only
useful with the `--diff' (see above) option.
`D' -- Print all pages containing functions that have
changed (this is only useful with the `--diff' (see above)
option.
`f' -- Print the function index
`F' -- Print the file index.
For example,
- --print-pages=1-5,main,f
will print the function index, pages 1 to 5, and all the pages
for the function `main'.
If you specify `--prompt'then trueprint
will prompt you for each page, whether or not it should print that
page. It will give you information such as the current filename,
current functionname, page number, and so on. The possible
responses are:
- `y' -- Print this page.
`y<number>' -- Print <number> pages.
`y*' -- Print all the remaining pages.
`n' -- Skip this page
`n<number>' -- Skip <number> pages.
`n*' -- Skip all the remaining pages.
`p<selection>' -- Print all remaining pages that match
<selection>, where <selection> is in the format defined
above.
`?' -- Print a help message.
The `--message=<string>' option takes a few %
escapes for <string> which are listed below:
- `%%' -- Print a simple %.
`%m' -- Print the current month of the year as a number,
e.g. 05.
`%d' -- Print the current day of the month, e.g. 01.
`%y' -- Print the current year, e.g. 1999
`%D' -- Print the date in the format mm/dd/yy.
`%L' -- Print the date and time in long format, e.g. Fri Oct
8 11:49:51 1999
`%c' -- Print the last modified date of the current file in
the format mm/dd/yy.
`%C' -- Print the last modified date and time of the current
file in long format, e.g. Fri Oct 8 11:49:51 1999
`%H' -- Print the current hour.
`%M' -- Print the current minute.
`%S' -- Print the current second.
`%T' -- Print the time in the format HH:MM:SS.
`%j' -- Print the day of the year, e.g. 095.
`%w' -- Print the day of the week, e.g. Sunday.
-- Print the abbreviated day of the week, e.g. Sun.
`%h' -- Print the abbreviated month name, e.g. Mar.
`%r' -- Print the time in am/pm notation, e.g. 10:45pm.
`%p' -- Print the page number in the current file.
`%P' -- Print the overall page number.
`%f' -- Print the total number of pages of the current
file.
`%F' -- Print the total number of pages.
`%n' -- Print the current filename.
`%N' -- Print the current function name.
`%l' -- Print the username of the current user.
Default Values are:
- `left-header' `%L'
`center-header' `%N'
`right-header' `Page %P of %F'
`left-footer' `%L'
`center-footer' `%n %p'
`right-footer' `Page %P of %F'
NOTES
For most of the languages, trueprint uses the
language to work out where comments are (so it can print them in
italics) and where the function names are (so it can print them in
bold and include them in the function index). However there are
some special features for some of the languages:
Pseudo C is like C, except it has a more forgiving syntax. In
particular it ignores strings, so if you leave off a closing quote
then pseudo C will print out using a vaguely sensible format.
Pseudo C is intended for printing code that doesn't yet compile.
Listing format assumes very wide lines and a fixed page length
of sixty-six characters, so it turns off line-wrap and sets the
page length appropriately.
Report format uses a few special characters: anything between ^A
and ^E is printed in bold and included in the function index, and
anything between a pair of ^Cs is printed in italics.
ENVIRONMENT
By default Trueprint uses environment variables
and the current username.
- PRINTER
- Specify the printer to use when sending postscript output to
the printer.
- TP_OPTS
- Specify options. These options override any default options
including language defaults, but are overridden by command line
options.
- TP_DIFF_CMD
- Specify the diff command to be used. The command must produce
output in the same format as the classic Unix diff. This variable
can be used to add flags to the diff command used, for example to
make diff ignore whitespace.
- TP_PRINT_CMD
- Specify the print command. The default is lpr. If this is set
then it should be set to a command that takes standard input. If
this is set then the destination and number of copies have no
effect, i.e. there is no mechanism to pass these values to your
print command. If you set this to /bin/cat then the postscript
output will appear on stdout.
- TP_PRINTERS_FILE
- Specify the printers file. The default is the printers file
that was initially configured when trueprint was installed. This
can be used to test out a new printers file.
AUTHOR
The program was written by Lezz Giles. Please send
bug reports to <bug-trueprint@gnu.org> and
ideas for enhancement or similar things to <enhance-trueprint@gnu.org>.
The manpage was written by Othmar Pasteka <othmar@tron.at>.