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From: quanstro@quanstro.net (erik quanstrom)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:48:58 -0400
Subject: [9fans] troff macros for typesetting books/longer texts
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>> 
>> If there is no good short authoritative book on troff, and if you are
>> not already proficient in troff, try TeX instead simply because of the
>> TeXbook if not something else.
> 
> And mind you, I know for sure there is TeX for Plan9---even if I'm the
> only one interested in it; but it is published as a side effect of my
> own needs, not as a goal.

the Te?book may be authoratative, but it's by no means short.

- erik