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neqn

Format equations for nroff

TLDR

Format equations for nroff

$ neqn [input.eqn] | nroff
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Process with groff
$ neqn [file] | groff -Tascii
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Check syntax only
$ neqn -C [file]
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SYNOPSIS

neqn [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

neqn formats mathematical equations for nroff. It's the ASCII version of eqn.
The tool processes equation markup. Outputs text-based math formatting.
neqn formats equations for terminal.

PARAMETERS

FILES

Input files with equations.
-C
Enable compatibility mode.
-N
Don't allow newlines in delimiters.
--help
Display help information.

CAVEATS

Part of groff. ASCII output only. Use eqn for typeset output.

HISTORY

neqn is part of troff/nroff system, derived from the original Unix equation formatter.

SEE ALSO

eqn(1), nroff(1), groff(1)

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