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NAME

fan(1f) - [FUNIX] output descriptions of Fortran intrinsics (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples

SYNOPSIS

fan NAME(s) [[-ignorecase][--regex Regular_Expression]]|[-topic_only] [--color][--demo]

fan [ --help| --version]

DESCRIPTION

fan(1) prints descriptions of Fortran intrinsics using the M_intrinsics(3f) module as simple flat text, but formatted in the txt2man(1) markdown format so it can easily generate man-pages on ULS (Unix-Like Systems).

OPTIONS

TOPIC(s)
  Topic names. A list of Fortran intrinic names or the special names "toc" and "manual", which generate a table of contents and the entire set of documents respectively. The default is "toc" and to ignore case.
--regex,-e
  search all output per the provided Regular Expression. Output is prefixed with the topic it was found in.
--itopic_only,-t
  only show topic names. Other switches are ignored.
--ignorecase,-i
  ignore case when searching for a Regular Expression
--demo,-d
  extra first demo program found for a topic, starting with "program demo_" and ending with "end program demo_".
--color
  Use ANSI in-line escape sequences to display the text in set colors. Does not work with all terminal emulators or terminals. Must use the -r switch with less(1) for less(1) to display colors. **PRELIMINARY ALPHA VERSION**
--help display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

Sample commands

   fan                 # list table of contents
   fan -e character    # check TOC for string. try "trigo","size","complex"
   fan tan|less        # display a description of tan(3f)

fan -regex ’character’ # look for string in the TOC ignoring case

fan manual>fortran.txt # create a copy of all descriptions

# list the topic "scan" if found and lines containing "scan" from the # entire manual, prefixing the lines with the section name ignore case. fan -e scan -i manual fan -d verify >demo_verify.f90 # get sample program to try VERIFY(3f)


fan (1) March 11, 2021
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