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NAME
       transfig - creates a makefile for portable LaTeX figures

SYNOPSIS
       transfig  [ -L language ] [ -M makefile ] [ -T texfile ] [ -I macrofile
       ] [ -V ] [ control_specs figfile ... ]

DESCRIPTION
       Transfig creates a makefile to translate figures described in Fig  code
       or PIC into a specified LaTeX graphics language.  PIC files are identi-
       fied by the suffix ".pic"; Fig files can be specified  either  with  or
       without  the  suffix  ".fig"  .  Transfig also creates a TeX macro file
       appropriate to the target language.

OPTIONS
       The language specifier must be one of box, cgm, eepic,  eepicemu,  emf,
       epic,  eps,  ge,  gif,  ibmgl, jpeg, latex, map, mf, mmp, mp, pcx, pdf,
       pdftex, pdftex_t, pic, pictex, png, ppm,  ps,  psfig,  pstex,  pstex_t,
       ptk,  sld,  textyl,  tiff,  tk,  tpic, xbm, xpm or null.  The specifier
       psfig is like the ps specifier, except that it make use  of  the  psfig
       macro  package.  The specifier pstex is like psfig, except that it uses
       LaTeX to process formatted (special) text.  The specifier null  results
       in  the  figures being replaced by empty boxes of the appropriate size.
       If no language is specified, epic is the default.

       The names of the makefile and TeX macro file can be set with the -M and
       -T  options.   The  default  names  are  "Makefile" and "transfig.tex",
       respectively.  If there is already an existing makefile in  the  direc-
       tory,  transfig  first renames it to makefile~.  The same holds for any
       existing TeX macro file.  If the -I option is specified, then a command
       to  read in macrofile is      inserted into the TeX macro file.  If the
       -V option is specified, the program version number is printed only.

       Control specifiers are

       -m mag set the magnification at which the figure is  rendered  (default
              1.0).

       -f font
              set  the  default  font  family  used  for text objects (default
              "rm").

       -s fontsize
              set the default font size (in points) for text objects  (default
              11*mag).

       -o option
              pass the specified option string through to fig2dev.

       If there is no scaling, the default font is an eleven point roman font.
       Language and control specifiers may occur more than once;  they  affect
       the  translation  of  files which appear to their right in the argument
       list.  If no files are specified, then "*.fig" is assumed.

SEE ALSO
       fig(l), fig2dev(l), pic(l), pic2fig(l), xfig(l)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1985 Supoj Sutantavibul
       Copyright (C) 1991 Micah Beck
       Parts Copyright (C) 1991-2002 Brian Smith

       THE AUTHORS DISCLAIM ALL  WARRANTIES  WITH  REGARD  TO  THIS  SOFTWARE,
       INCLUDING  ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
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       QUENTIAL  DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
       DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR  OTHER
       TORTIOUS  ACTION,  ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PER-
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       Any party obtaining a copy of these files is granted, free of charge, a
       full  and  unrestricted irrevocable, world-wide, paid up, royalty-free,
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       copyright notice remain intact.


AUTHOR
       Micah Beck



                          Version 3.2.4 November 2002              TRANSFIG(1)
