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From: lfk@mbio.med.upenn.edu (Lee Kolakowski)
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Subject: Re: Troff macros...
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Date: 10 Mar 89 22:33:06 GMT
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In article <1595@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> marisa@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov writes:
> If I have my own troff macro, but am unable to place it into
> /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.name due to permission problems, how do I
> tell troff to use *my* macro file?  I could include my macro
> file at the top of every troff file that I use it with, but
> I am looking for a command line option.

Well, there are lots of ways to do this.

first -m(?) is not magic, it is just short for

	(?)roff /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.(?) filename

so that means that you can just put your macros in a file that you call
any of the following ways

	roff -m(?) your_macro_file your_input

	or in your input at the top

	.so your_macro_file

If you are using macro names that are the same as already existing
macros, it is best if you remove the existing macro, before defining
yours, although I don't think it matters.

	.rm PP
	.de PP
	.
	.
	.
	..


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Frank Kolakowski 
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