README

This is the 4/10/89 version of BOOK, a program to print documents in 
"manual" style on an HP LaserJet Series II printer. BOOK uses both 
sides of the paper, two pages per side in "landscape" mode using the 
line printer font. The first pass prints one side of the paper, then 
you remove the printed sheets from the "out" tray and stick them back 
into the "in" tray for a second pass to print the other side. When 
you're done you can fold and staple the listing to make a book, or 
cut and hole punch it for use in a standard 9" x 6" ring binder. 

The syntax is

	book [ -t nnn ] [ -o file ] file [...]

with these switches:

	-t nnn	Sets logical tab width to nnn (default 8).  BOOK
		expands tabs to spaces rather than relying on the
		LaserJet's tabbing.

	-o file	Directs output to the specified file.  The default
		is the standard output.

You can specify as many files as you want - BOOK will prompt you 
between each file so you can remove the previous listing from the 
"out" tray. 

If a document is one page or less in length, BOOK will not pause 
between the first and second passes, but will simply print the one 
side and go on to the next file (if any). 

There have been several of these programs published in the past year 
for MS-DOS systems, but I hadn't seen anything for generic C and UNIX 
so I decided to write my own. BOOK was written to compile and run on 
System V - if someone wants to patch it for BSD please mail the patch 
to me at tneff@well.UUCP and I'll publish a dual compatible version. 

BOOK was inspired by Vern Buerg's MS-DOS utility LJBOOK, and I want to 
express my gratitude to him for all his excellent stuff. 

--
Tom Neff			tneff@well.UUCP
