wtf/wtf.6

   1 .\"     $NetBSD: wtf.6,v 1.7 2003/04/11 11:13:34 jmmv Exp $
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   5 .Dd April 11, 2003
   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 Fl f Ar dbfile
  14 .Op Ar is
  15 .Ar acronym Ar ...
  16 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  17 The
  18 .Nm
  19 utility displays the expansion of the acronyms
  20 specified on the command line.
  21 If the acronym is unknown,
  22 .Nm
  23 will check to see if the acronym is known by the
  24 .Xr whatis 1
  25 command.
  26 .Pp
  27 If
  28 .Dq is
  29 is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing the
  30 fairly natural
  31 .Dq wtf is WTF
  32 usage.
  33 .Pp
  34 The following options are available:
  35 .Bl -tag -width flag
  36 .It Fl f Ar dbfile
  37 Overrides the default acronym database, bypassing the value of the
  38 .Ev ACRONYMDB
  39 variable.
  40 .El
  41 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
  42 .Bl -tag -width ACRONYMDB
  43 .It Ev ACRONYMDB
  44 The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
  45 environment variable
  46 .Ev ACRONYMDB
  47 to the name of a file in the proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
  48 .El
  49 .Sh FILES
  50 .Bl -tag -width /usr/share/misc/acronyms.XXXX -compact
  51 .It Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms
  52 default acronym database.
  53 .It Pa /usr/share/misc/acronyms.comp
  54 computer-related acronym database.
  55 .El
  56 .Sh SEE ALSO
  57 .Xr whatis 1
  58 .Sh HISTORY
  59 .Nm
  60 first appeared in
  61 .Nx 1.5 .