.TH pd 1 "1996 Mar 20" GNU
.SH NAME
pd \- Pure Data
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pd
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.LP
.B puredata
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pd is a graphical programming environment for real-time audio synthesis
and related applications.  It sports a rich set of real-time control
and I/O features.
.PP
To get a list of allowable arguments to pd, type
.IP
.B pd -help
.LP
and for more documentation either start pd and get help, or consult
.PP
.B http://msp.ucsd.edu/Pd_documentation/index.htm
.LP
or seek a copy on your own machine.
On Debian, if you have installed the
.B puredata-doc
package,
you should be able to find it in
.LP
.B file:///usr/share/puredata/doc/1.manual/index.htm
.SH SEE ALSO
pdsend(1), pdreceive(1), pd-gui(1)