{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "zsoelim",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/zsoelim/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-14T00:17:40Z",
    "synopsis": "zsoelim [-CVh] [file ...]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "zsoelim - satisfy .so requests in roff input\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "zsoelim [-CVh] [file ...]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "zsoelim  parses file arguments, or if none are specified, its standard input for lines of the\nform:\n\n.so <filename>\n\nThese requests are replaced by the contents of the filename specified.  If the request cannot\nbe  met, zsoelim looks for filename.ext where .ext can be one of .gz, .Z or .z.  Other exten‐\nsion types may be supported depending upon compile time options.  If the request can  be  met\nby  a  compressed  file,  this file is decompressed using an appropriate decompressor and its\noutput is used to satisfy the request.\n\nTraditionally, soelim programs were used to allow roff preprocessors to be able to preprocess\nthe  files  referred  to  by the requests.  This particular version was written to circumvent\nproblems created by support for compressed manual pages.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-C --compatible",
                    "content": "This flag is available for compatibility with other soelim programs.  Its  use  is  to\nenable  .so  requests followed by something other than whitespace.  As this is already\nthe default behaviour, it is ignored.\n",
                    "flag": "-C",
                    "long": "--compatible"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "Print a help message and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "Display version information.\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "groff(1), man(1), nroff(1), troff(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Wilf. (G.Wilford@ee.surrey.ac.uk).\nFabrizio Polacco (fpolacco@debian.org).\nColin Watson (cjwatson@debian.org).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "https://gitlab.com/cjwatson/man-db/-/issues\nhttps://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=man-db\n\n\n\n2.10.2                                       2022-03-17                                   ZSOELIM(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "zsoelim - satisfy .so requests in roff input",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-C",
            "long": "--compatible",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "This flag is available for compatibility with other soelim programs. Its use is to enable .so requests followed by something other than whitespace. As this is already the default behaviour, it is ignored."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Print a help message and exit."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display version information."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "groff",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/groff/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "man",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/man/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "nroff",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/nroff/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "troff",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/troff/1/json"
        }
    ]
}