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+.\" Automatically generated from wtf/wtf.6.in. Do not edit.
+.\" $NetBSD: wtf.6,v 1.8 2003/04/25 19:08:31 jmmv Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Public Domain
+.\"
+.Dd April 25, 2003
+.Dt WTF 6
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm wtf
+.Nd translates acronyms for you
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl f Ar dbfile
+.Op Fl t Ar type
+.Op Ar is
+.Ar acronym Ar ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+utility displays the expansion of the acronyms
+specified on the command line.
+If the acronym is unknown,
+.Nm
+will check to see if the acronym is known by the
+.Xr whatis 1
+command.
+.Pp
+If
+.Dq is
+is specified on the command line, it will be ignored, allowing the
+fairly natural
+.Dq wtf is WTF
+usage.
+.Pp
+The following options are available:
+.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl f Ar dbfile
+Overrides the default acronym database, bypassing the value of the
+.Ev ACRONYMDB
+variable.
+.It Fl t Ar type
+Specifies the acronym's type.
+Simply put, it makes the program use the acronyms database named
+.Pa /usr/share/games/bsdgames/acronyms.type ,
+where
+.Ar type
+is given by the argument.
+.El
+.Sh ENVIRONMENT
+.Bl -tag -width ACRONYMDB
+.It Ev ACRONYMDB
+The default acronym database may be overridden by setting the
+environment variable
+.Ev ACRONYMDB
+to the name of a file in the proper format (acronym[tab]meaning).
+.El
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/games/bsdgames/acronyms.XXXX -compact
+.It Pa /usr/share/games/bsdgames/acronyms
+default acronym database.
+.It Pa /usr/share/games/bsdgames/acronyms.comp
+computer-related acronym database.
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr whatis 1
+.Sh HISTORY
+.Nm
+first appeared in
+.Nx 1.5 .