checknr(1)checknr(1)NAMEchecknr - check nroff/troff files
SYNOPSIS
... ...c [file ...]
DESCRIPTION
searches a list of or input files for certain kinds of errors involving
mismatched opening and closing delimiters and unknown commands. If no
files are specified, searches the standard input. looks for the fol‐
lowing:
· Font changes using
· Size changes using
· Macros that come in open ... close forms, such as the and
macros, which must appear in matched pairs.
knows about the and macro packages.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Define additional macro pairs in the list.
is followed by groups of six characters, each group defin‐
ing a pair of macros. Each six characters consist of a
period, the first macro name, another period, and the sec‐
ond macro name. For example, to define the pairs and and
and use:
No spaces are allowed between the option and its argu‐
ments.
Define commands that
would otherwise interpret as undefined.
Ignore
font changes.
Ignore
size changes.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
International Code Set Support
Single-byte character code sets are supported.
DIAGNOSTICS
complains about unmatched delimiters, unrecognized commands, and bad
command syntax.
EXAMPLES
Check file for errors that involve mismatched opening and closing
delimiters and unknown commands, but disregard errors caused by font
changes:
WARNINGS
is designed for use on documents prepared with the intent of using much
the same as is used. It expects a certain document writing style for
and commands, in which each is terminated with and each is terminated
with Although text files format properly when the next font or point
size is coded directly instead of using or such techniques produce com‐
plaints from checknr. If files are to be examined by checknr, the and
delimiting conventions should be used.
cannot be used to define single-character macro names.
does not recognize certain reasonable constructs such as conditionals.
AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley.
SEE ALSOcheckeq(1), lint(1), nroff(1).
checknr(1)