---
name: "lpf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lpr"
version: "1:2008.05.17.3+nmu3.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lpf/8"
---

# lpf(8)

lpd filter for nroff output

## NAME

lpf - lpd filter for nroff output

## SYNOPSIS

lpf -w width -l length

## DESCRIPTION

**lpf** is a filter which reads the output of nroff and converts lines with ^H's to overwritten lines.  Thus this works like [**ul**(1)](/ul/1.md) but is much better: it can handle more than 2 overwrites and it is written with some style.

## NOTES

This program was designed long ago, and is not much if any use today.

## BUGS

lpf will send itself the STOP signal when it encounters the character sequence \`\\031\\1'.