# pic > Picture preprocessor for the groff (GNU Troff) document formatting system. > See also `groff` and `troff`. > More information: . - Process input with pictures, saving the output for future typesetting with groff to PostScript: `pic {{path/to/input.pic}} > {{path/to/output.roff}}` - Typeset input with pictures to PDF using the [me] macro package: `pic -T {{pdf}} {{path/to/input.pic}} | groff -{{me}} -T {{pdf}} > {{path/to/output.pdf}}`