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From: whh@pbhya.PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Getting an English pound symbol out of troff
Message-ID: <20942@pbhya.PacBell.COM>
Date: 26 Oct 88 01:35:12 GMT
References: <2502@rtech.rtech.com>
Organization: Pacific * Bell, Oakland, CA
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In article <2502@rtech.rtech.com>, rog@rtech.rtech.com (Roger Taranto) writes:
> 
> 	A friend of mine would like to be able to print an English pound 
> symbol (you know, the script L with the bar through the middle), using 
> her Sun, and a Sun laser printer.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

Per my wife (who has done a *lot* of troffing), use \z-L.

   --Hal

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