groff: Paper Size
2.5 Paper Size
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In groff, the page size for 'gtroff' and for output devices are handled
separately. ⇒Page Layout, for vertical manipulation of the page
size. ⇒Line Layout, for horizontal changes.
A default paper size can be set in the device's 'DESC' file. Most
output devices also have a command-line option '-p' to override the
default paper size and option '-l' to use landscape orientation. ⇒
DESC File Format, for a description of the 'papersize' keyword, which
takes the same argument as '-p'.
A convenient shorthand to set a particular paper size for 'gtroff' is
command-line option '-dpaper=SIZE'. This defines string 'paper', which
is processed in file 'papersize.tmac' (loaded in the start-up file
'troffrc' by default). Possible values for SIZE are the same as the
predefined values for the 'papersize' keyword (but only in lowercase)
except 'a7'-'d7'. An appended 'l' (ell) character denotes landscape
orientation.
For example, use the following for PS output on A4 paper in landscape
orientation:
groff -Tps -dpaper=a4l -P-pa4 -P-l -ms foo.ms > foo.ps
Note that it is up to the particular macro package to respect default
page dimensions set in this way (most do).
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