1: .\"     $NetBSD: wtf.6,v 1.8 2003/04/25 19:08:31 jmmv Exp $
    2: .\"
    3: .\" Public Domain
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    5: .Dd April 25, 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 Fl t Ar type
   15: .Op Ar is
   16: .Ar acronym Ar ...
   17: .Sh DESCRIPTION
   18: The
   19: .Nm
   20: utility displays the expansion of the acronyms
   21: specified on the command line.
   22: If the acronym is unknown,
   23: .Nm
   24: will check to see if the acronym is known by the
   25: .Xr whatis 1
   26: command.
   27: .Pp
   28: If
   29: .Dq is
   30: is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing the
   31: fairly natural
   32: .Dq wtf is WTF
   33: usage.
   34: .Pp
   35: The following options are available:
   36: .Bl -tag -width flag
   37: .It Fl f Ar dbfile
   38: Overrides the default acronym database, bypassing the value of the
   39: .Ev ACRONYMDB
   40: variable.
   41: .It Fl t Ar type
   42: Specifies the acronym's type.
   43: Simply put, it makes the program use the acronyms database named
   44: .Pa @wtf_acronymfile@.type ,
   45: where
   46: .Ar type
   47: is given by the argument.
   48: .El
   49: .Sh ENVIRONMENT
   50: .Bl -tag -width ACRONYMDB
   51: .It Ev ACRONYMDB
   52: The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
   53: environment variable
   54: .Ev ACRONYMDB
   55: to the name of a file in the proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
   56: .El
   57: .Sh FILES
   58: .Bl -tag -width @wtf_acronymfile@.XXXX -compact
   59: .It Pa @wtf_acronymfile@
   60: default acronym database.
   61: .It Pa @wtf_acronymfile@.comp
   62: computer-related acronym database.
   63: .El
   64: .Sh SEE ALSO
   65: .Xr whatis 1
   66: .Sh HISTORY
   67: .Nm
   68: first appeared in
   69: .Nx 1.5 .