[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[Leah Neukirchen]

Hi,

I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
but not anymore in v7.

Anyone have a copy or a scan?

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Leah Neukirchen  <leah at vuxu.org>  http://leah.zone

[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[Warner Losh]

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
> in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
> in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
> also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
> but not anymore in v7.
>
> Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>

Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)

Warner
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[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[Will Senn]

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On 11/20/17 4:00 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org 
> <mailto:leah at vuxu.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
>     in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
>     in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
>     also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
>     but not anymore in v7.
>
>     Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>
>
> Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)
>
> Warner

Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7 
manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by 
Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:

 1.

    [5]  B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
    memorandum

Will

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[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[Leah Neukirchen]

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Will Senn <will.senn at gmail.com> writes:

> On 11/20/17 4:00 PM, Warner Losh wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org
>> <mailto:leah at vuxu.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
>>     in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
>>     in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
>>     also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
>>     but not anymore in v7.
>>
>>     Anyone have a copy or a scan?
>>
>>
>> Or is this some subtle in-joke they got tired of explaining :)
>>
>> Warner
>
> Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7
> manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by
> Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:
>
> 1.
>
>    [5]  B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
>    memorandum

Ah, very good, thank you.  I have a copy of Volume 2.

I guess the original title was deemed inapplicable. :)

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Leah Neukirchen  <leah at vuxu.org>  http://leah.zone

[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[arnold]

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Leah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> asked:

> >>     I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,
> >>     in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),
> >>     in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),
> >>     also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",
> >>     but not anymore in v7.
> >>
> >>     Anyone have a copy or a scan?

Warner (I think):

> > Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7
> > manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by
> > Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:
> >
> > 1.
> >
> >    [5]  B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal
> >    memorandum

I asked Brian off-list. His answer:

> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:24:22 -0500 (EST)
> From: Brian Kernighan <bwk at CS.Princeton.EDU>
> To: arnold at skeeve.com
> Subject: Re: "TROFF made trivial"?
>
> That's almost surely what became the Troff tutorial.  I will poke
> around to see if I have a paper copy.

I he finds one, I'll pass it on.

Arnold

[TUHS] TROFF made trivial

[Mutiny]

>I he finds one, I'll pass it on.great. Thanks a lot in advance.From: arnold at skeeve.comSent: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:25:23To: will.senn at gmail.com, leah at vuxu.orgCc: tuhs at minnie.tuhs.orgSubject: Re: [TUHS] TROFF made trivialLeah Neukirchen <leah at vuxu.org> asked:> >>     I found this paper by bwk referenced in the Unix manpages,> >>     in v4 as: TROFF Made Trivial (unpublished),> >>     in v5 as: TROFF Made Trivial (internal memorandom),> >>     also in the v6 "Unix Reading List",> >>     but not anymore in v7.> >>> >>     Anyone have a copy or a scan?Warner (I think):> > Is it what became known as "A TROFF Tutorial" in Volume 2 of the v7> > manual and was available as early as October 11, 1976 as referenced by> > Ossana in NROFF⁄TROFF User’s Manual as:> >> > 1.> >> >    [5]   B. W. Kernighan, A TROFF Tutorial, Bell Laboratories internal> >    memorandumI asked Brian off-list. His answer:> Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:24:22 -0500 (EST)> From: Brian Kernighan <bwk at CS.Princeton.EDU>> To: arnold at skeeve.com> Subject: Re: "TROFF made trivial"?>> That's almost surely what became the Troff tutorial.  I will poke> around to see if I have a paper copy.I he finds one, I'll pass it on.Arnold
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