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+.TH PST 1df "May 2017" "Manual page for pst"
+.SH NAME
+.B pst
+\- stop a pipe for manual viewing or intervention
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+prog1 |
+.B
+pst
+| prog2
+.br
+prog1 |
+.B
+pst ed
+| prog2
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B pst
+saves all its standard input into a temporary file and runs the interactive
+command given, defaulting to a suitable pager, and then emits the contents of
+the same file (changed or unchanged) after the program exits. This can be used
+as a way to watch the progress of data as it goes through the pipe, or to
+manually edit it.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+ped(1df), pvi(1df)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Tom Ryder <tom@sanctum.geek.nz>