

            fos (1) --- format, overstrike, and spool a document     12/16/81


            _U_s_a_g_e

                 fos [ <pathname> { <spool options> } ]


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n

                 The  shell  program  'fos'  executes  the proper pipeline to
                 produce a formatted document on the line printer.  If called
                 with any arguments, the first argument must be the  file  to
                 be  formatted,  possibly followed by spooler options.  If no
                 arguments are supplied, then 'fos' will attempt to  use  the
                 'f'  variable  that is set by 'e' (if declared).  If the 'f'
                 variable is not declared, then an error message is  printed.
                 The spool options are any options acceptable to 'sp'.

                 'Fos'  can  take  only  one <pathname>, while 'fmt' can take
                 many.  To make 'fos' accept several names, one can type:

                      fos "file1 file2 file3"


            _E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s

                 fos report
                 fos book -c 1000


            _M_e_s_s_a_g_e_s

                 "Usage ..."   for  missing  pathname  argument  and  no  'f'
                      variable


            _S_e_e _A_l_s_o

                 e (1), sp (1), fmt (1), os (1)





















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