Writers Workbench

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NAME
     wwb - Writer's Workbench system

SYNOPSIS
     wwb [ -flags ][ -ver ] [ -mm | -ms ][ -li | +li ]
     [ -tm | -t | -x standards-file ] [ -s | -l ][ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     The Writer's Workbench system is a set of programs designed
     to aid writers and editors in editing documents.  The com-
     mand _w_w_b runs modified versions of two major programs, which
     in turn run other programs.

     The two major programs are:

          _p_r_o_o_f_r(1) automatic proofreading system that searches
                    for spelling and punctuation errors, consecu-
                    tive occurrences of words, wordy or misused
                    phrases, and split infinitives.

          _p_r_o_s_e(1)  describes the writing style of a document,
                    namely, readability and sentence characteris-
                    tics, and suggests improvements.

     _P_r_o_s_e compares a document with standards for one of several
     document types, according to the following flags:

          -tm  Compare input text to Bell Labs Technical
               Memoranda judged good by department heads in the
               research area.  (This is the default.)

          -t   Compare input text with Bell Labs training docu-
               ments.

          -x _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_s-_f_i_l_e
               Compare input text with standards contained in
               user-specified _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_s-_f_i_l_e.  See _m_k_s_t_a_n_d(1) to
               set up the _s_t_a_n_d_a_r_d_s-_f_i_l_e.

     Other options are:

          -s   Produce short versions of _p_r_o_o_f_r and _p_r_o_s_e.

          -l   Produce long versions of _p_r_o_o_f_r and _p_r_o_s_e.  This
               is the default.

          NOTE: The default output length for Writer's Workbench
          programs is long (-l).  Experienced users can change
          this default to short (-s) with the _W_W_B_L_E_V variable.
          Add the line "setenv WWBLEV s" to your ._l_o_g_i_n.  The six
          Workbench programs with length options (_w_w_b, _p_r_o_o_f_r,
          _p_r_o_s_e, _d_i_c_t_i_o_n, _s_e_x_i_s_t, and _a_b_s_t) check the _W_W_B_L_E_V

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          variable.  To override the short default at any time,
          use the -l (the letter el, for long) flag on the com-
          mand line.  Other programs, _w_o_r_d_u_s_e, _s_p_e_l_l_t_e_l_l, and
          _w_w_b_h_e_l_p moderate their wordiness based on _W_W_B_L_E_V, but
          take no -l or -s flag.

     Two options give information about the program:

          -flags   print the command synopsis line (see above)
                   showing command flags and options, then exit.

          -ver     print the Writer's Workbench system version
                   number of the command, then exit.

     If you use formatting header files (separate files contain-
     ing formatting commands) include them as part of each input
     file.  This is necessary because _w_w_b runs _d_e_r_o_f_f(1) to strip
     non-sentence text from the input.  _D_e_r_o_f_f uses some header
     formatting commands to interpret later formatting commands.

     Four options affect _d_e_r_o_f_f:

          -mm  eliminate _m_m(1) macros, and associated text that
               is not part of sentences (e.g., headings), from
               the analysis.  This is the default.

          -ms  eliminate _m_s(7) macros, and associated text that
               is not part of sentences from the analysis.  The
               -ms flag overrides the default, -mm.

          -li  eliminate list items, as defined by _m_m macros,
               from the analysis. This is the default.

          +li  Include list items in the analysis.  This flag
               should be used if the text contains lists of sen-
               tences, but not if the text contains many lists of
               non-sentences.

FILES
     /tmp/$$*             temporary files

SEE ALSO
     prose(1L), proofr(1L), style(1L), spellwwb(1L), punct(1L),
     double(1L), diction(1L), deroff(1), mkstand(1L),
     prosestand(1L), spelltell(1L), worduse(1L), wwbinfo(1L),
     wwbhelp(1L).

BUGS
     Split infinitives in lists will not be found unless the +li
     option is used.

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     See other manual pages for bugs in individual commands.