WWB(1) WWB(1)
NAME
wwb - Writer's Workbench
SYNOPSIS
wwb [ -flags ][ -ver ] [ -mm | -ms ][ -li | +li ][ -tm | -t
| -c | -x standards-file ][ -s ][file ...]
DESCRIPTION
The Writer's Workbench is a set of programs designed to aid
writers and editors in editing documents. The command wwb
runs modified versions of 2 major programs, which in turn
run other programs.
The two major programs are:
- automatic proofreading system that searches
for spelling and punctuation errors, consecu-
tive occurrences of words, wordy or misused
phrases, and split infinitives.
- describes the writing style of a document,
namely, readability and sentence characteris-
tics, and suggests improvements.
Prose compares a document with standards for one of several
document types, according to the following flags:
-tm Compare input text to good Bell Laboratories Tech-
nical Memoranda. (this is the default.)
-t Compare input text with good training documents.
-c Evaluate text for craft suitability.
-x standards-file
Compare input text with standards contained in
user-specified standards-file. See mkstand(1) to
set up the standards-file.
Other options are:
-s Produce short versions of proofr and prose.
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 version number of
the command, then exit.
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Wwb runs deroff(1) before looking at the text. Four options
affect deroff:
-mm eliminate mm(1) macros, and associated text that
is not part of sentences (e.g. headings), from the
analysis. This is the default.
-ms eliminate ms(1) 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 mm 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(1), proofr(1), style(1), spellwwb(1), punct(1), dou-
ble(1), diction(1), splitinf(1), deroff(1), mkstand(1), wwb-
stand(1), spelltell(1), worduse(1), wwbinfo(1), wwbhelp(1),
wwbmail(1).
BUGS
Split infinitives in lists will not be found unless the +li
option is used. See other manual pages for bugs in individ-
ual commands.
SUPPORT
COMPONENT NAME: Writer's Workbench
APPROVAL AUTHORITY: Div 452
STATUS: Standard
SUPPLIER: Dept 45271
USER INTERFACE: Stacey Keenan, Dept 45271, PY x3733 .}f
SUPPORT LEVEL: Class B - unqualified support other than Div
452 .}f