This page describes how RFC output is produced in the the current system and proposes a method for it to be produced in the future.
If the input to the RFC Editor is nroff, the nroff is edited directly. When editing is complete, it is then used to produce paginated text, and the rest of the outputs are created using the same process as above.
If the input to the RFC Editor is plain text, the RFC Editor first turns it into nroff, then the steps above are used.
Note: Authors may run this tool prior to submission in order to gain understanding on what their final RFC is expected to look like (modulo AUTH48 changes). This includes