---
name: "tpp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tpp"
version: "1.3.1-8"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tpp"
---

# tpp(1)

Text Presentation Program

## NAME

TPP - Text Presentation Program

## SYNOPSIS

**tpp** \<*OPTIONS*\> \<*FILE*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Tpp stands for text presentation program and is an ncurses-based presentation tool. The presentation can be written with your favorite editor in a simple description format and then shown on any text terminal that is supported by ncurses - ranging from an old VT100 to the Linux framebuffer to an xterm.

It supports color, various output modes, sliding in text, command prompt,  LaTeX conversion and more.

## OPTIONS

- \-h/--help display help

  - \-l output.tex input.tpp converts tpp slides into tex

  - \-x allow usage of "--exec"

  - \-v/--version display version number

  ## KEYS

- space

  display next entry within page

- space, cursor-down, cursor-right

  display next page

- b, cursor-up, cursor-left

  display previous page

- q, Q

  quit tpp

- j, J

  jump directly to page

- s, S

  jump to the start page

- e, E

  jump to the last page

- c, C

  start command line

## WRITING PRESENTATIONS

The tpp presentation formats consists of normal text lines and special commands. Special commands are contained in lines that begin with "--" and the command name.

See /usr/share/doc/tpp/README.gz for complete list of command names, and  /usr/share/doc/tpp/examples for TPP presentation examples, including presentation slides that have been in real-life presentations.

## VIM SYNTAX FILE

In /usr/share/doc/tpp/contrib you'll find a syntax file for the vim editor. See /usr/share/doc/tpp/README.gz for installation instructions.

## AUTHOR CONTACT

Tpp was written by Nico Golde \<nico@ngolde.de\> and Andreas Krennmair \<ak@synflood.at\>