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+.TH IMaCh 1 "November 2018" "Version 0.99r16"
+.UC 1
+.SH "NAME"
+imach \- a software for multistate life table and cross-longitudinal surveys
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+\fBimach\fP [ \fIoptions\fP ]
+.br
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+\fIIMaCh\fP is a software for multistate life table and
+cross-longitudinal surveys. It uses a parameter file which reads a
+data file.
+server.
+.LP
+.SH "COMMAND LINE OPTIONS"
+The only option is the path of the parameter file. Without it, the
+program asks for the filename.
+.TP
+\fB-4, parameterfile[.imach]\fP
+.RS
+.nf
+.fi
+
+.LP
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.nf
+\fBgnuplot(1)\fP
+ Gnuplot - the plotter used by ImaCh.
+.fi