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.\" $NetBSD: wtf.6,v 1.8 2003/04/25 19:08:31 jmmv Exp $
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.\" Public Domain
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.Dd April 25, 2003
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.Dt WTF 6
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm wtf
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.Nd translates acronyms for you
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl f Ar dbfile
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.Op Fl t Ar type
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.Op Ar is
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.Ar acronym Ar ...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility displays the expansion of the acronyms
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specified on the command line.
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If the acronym is unknown,
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.Nm
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will check to see if the acronym is known by the
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.Xr whatis 1
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command.
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.Pp
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If
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.Dq is
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is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing the
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fairly natural
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.Dq wtf is WTF
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usage.
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width flag
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.It Fl f Ar dbfile
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Overrides the default acronym database, bypassing the value of the
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.Ev ACRONYMDB
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variable.
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.It Fl t Ar type
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Specifies the acronym's type.
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Simply put, it makes the program use the acronyms database named
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.Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms.type ,
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where
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.Ar type
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is given by the argument.
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.El
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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.Bl -tag -width ACRONYMDB
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.It Ev ACRONYMDB
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The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
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environment variable
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.Ev ACRONYMDB
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to the name of a file in the proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/acronyms.XXXX -compact
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.It Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms
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default acronym database.
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.It Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms.comp
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computer-related acronym database.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr whatis 1
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.Sh HISTORY
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.Nm
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first appeared in
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.Nx 1.5 .
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