wtf/wtf.6

   1 .\"     $NetBSD: wtf.6,v 1.3 1999/07/25 20:29:04 briggs Exp $
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   5 .Dd July 21, 1999
   6 .Dt WTF 6
   7 .Os
   8 .Sh NAME
   9 .Nm wtf
  10 .Nd translates acronyms for you
  11 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  12 .Nm
  13 .Op Ar is
  14 .Ar acronym Ar ...
  15 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  16 The
  17 .Nm
  18 utility displays the expansion of the acronyms
  19 specified on the command line.  If the acronym is unknown,
  20 .Nm
  21 will check to see if the acronym is known by the
  22 .Xr whatis 1
  23 command.
  24 .Pp
  25 If
  26 .Dq is
  27 is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing the
  28 fairly natural
  29 .Dq wtf is WTF
  30 usage.
  31 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
  32 .Bl -tag -width ACRONYMDB
  33 .It Ev ACRONYMDB
  34 The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
  35 environment variable
  36 .Ev ACRONYMDB
  37 to the name of a file in the proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
  38 .El
  39 .Sh FILES
  40 .Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/acronyms -compact
  41 .It Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms
  42 default acronym database.
  43 .El
  44 .Sh SEE ALSO
  45 .Xr whatis 1
  46 .Sh HISTORY
  47 .Nm
  48 first appeared in
  49 .Nx 1.5 .