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About this Manual
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This manual comes in several formats:

   * The _Info_ format is used for browsing on character devices; it
     comes without pictures.  You should have a local copy installed,
     which you can browse via Emacs, the stand-alone `info' program, or
     from DDD via `Help => DDD Reference'.

     The DDD source distribution `ddd-3.3.12.tar.gz' contains this
     manual as pre-formatted info files; you can also download them
     from
     the DDD WWW page (http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/).

   * The _PostScript_ format is used for printing on paper; it comes
     with pictures as well.

     The DDD source distribution `ddd-3.3.12.tar.gz' contains this
     manual as pre-formatted PostScript file; you can also download it
     from
     the DDD WWW page (http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/).

   * The _PDF_ format is used for printing on paper as well as for
     online browsing; it comes with pictures as well.

     The DDD source distribution `ddd-3.3.12.tar.gz' contains this
     manual as pre-formatted PDF file; you can also download it from
     the DDD WWW page (http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/).

   * The _HTML_ format is used for browsing on bitmap devices; it
     includes several pictures.  You can view it using a HTML browser,
     typically from a local copy.

     A pre-formatted HTML version of this manual comes in a separate
     DDD package
     `ddd-3.3.12-html-manual.tar.gz'; you can browse and download it
     via
     the DDD WWW page (http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd/).

   The manual itself is written in TeXinfo format; its source code
`ddd.texi' is contained in the DDD source distribution
`ddd-3.3.12.tar.gz'.

   The picture sources come in a separate package
`ddd-3.3.12-pics.tar.gz'; you need this package only if you want to
re-create the PostScript, HTML, or PDF versions.