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18 .\" Modified for groff by jjc@jclark.com
20 .TH GROFF_ME @MAN7EXT@ "@MDATE@" "Groff Version @VERSION@"
23 groff_me \- troff macros for formatting papers
33 This manual page describes the GNU version of the \-me macros,
34 which is part of the groff document formatting system.
35 This version can be used with both GNU troff and Unix troff.
38 macro definitions provides a canned formatting
39 facility for tech%nical papers in various formats.
41 The macro requests are defined below.
44 requests are unsafe in conjunction with
45 this package, however, these requests may be used with
46 impunity after the first .pp:
51 \&.br break output line here
52 \&.sp n insert n spacing lines
53 \&.ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
54 \&.na no alignment of right margin
55 \&.ce n center next n lines
56 \&.ul n underline next n lines
66 is acceptable as input.
70 .BR groff (@MAN1EXT@),
71 .BR @g@troff (@MAN1EXT@)
73 \-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
75 Writing Papers with Groff Using \-me
78 This list is incomplete;
80 .I "The \-me Reference Manual"
81 for interesting details.
83 .ta \w'.eh \'x\'y\'z\' 'u +\w'Initial 'u +\w'Cause 'u
91 Request Initial Cause Explanation
97 \&.(c - yes Begin centered block
99 \&.(d - no Begin delayed text
101 \&.(f - no Begin footnote
103 \&.(l - yes Begin list
105 \&.(q - yes Begin major quote
107 \&.(x \fIx\fR - no Begin indexed item in index
110 \&.(z - no Begin floating keep
112 \&.)c - yes End centered block
114 \&.)d - yes End delayed text
116 \&.)f - yes End footnote
120 \&.)q - yes End major quote
122 \&.)x - yes End index item
124 \&.)z - yes End floating keep
126 \&.++ \fIm H\fR - no Define paper section.
128 defines the part of the paper, and can be
134 (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.),
138 (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter),
141 (appendix renumbered from page one).
143 \&.+c \fIT\fR - yes Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
146 is the chapter title.
148 \&.1c 1 yes One column format on a new page.
150 \&.2c 1 yes Two column format.
152 \&.EN - yes Space after equation
158 \&.EQ \fIx y\fR - yes Precede equation; break out and
162 The optional argument \fIx\fR
165 to indent equation (default),
167 to left-adjust the equation, or
169 to center the equation.
171 \&.GE - yes End \fIgremlin\fP picture.
173 \&.GS - yes Begin \fIgremlin\fP picture.
175 \&.PE - yes End \fIpic\fP picture.
177 \&.PS - yes Begin \fIpic\fP picture.
179 \&.TE - yes End table.
181 \&.TH - yes End heading section of table.
183 \&.TS \fIx\fR - yes Begin table; if \fIx\fR is
185 table has repeated heading.
187 \&.b \fIx\fR no no Print
189 in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
191 \&.ba \fI+n\fR 0 yes Augments the base indent by
193 This indent is used to set the indent on regular text
196 \&.bc no yes Begin new column
198 \&.bi \fIx\fR no no Print
200 in bold italics (nofill only)
202 \&.bu - yes Begin bulleted paragraph
204 \&.bx \fIx\fR no no Print \fIx\fR in a box (nofill only).
206 \&.ef \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set even footer to x y z
208 \&.eh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set even header to x y z
210 \&.fo \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set footer to x y z
212 \&.hx - no Suppress headers and footers on next page.
214 \&.he \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set header to x y z
216 \&.hl - yes Draw a horizontal line
218 \&.i \fIx\fR no no Italicize
222 missing, italic text follows.
224 \&.ip \fIx y\fR no yes Start indented paragraph,
231 \&.lp yes yes Start left-blocked paragraph.
233 \&.np 1 yes Start numbered paragraph.
235 \&.of \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set odd footer to x y z
237 \&.oh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set odd header to x y z
239 \&.pd - yes Print delayed text.
241 \&.pp no yes Begin paragraph.
244 \&.r yes no Roman text follows.
246 \&.re - no Reset tabs to default values.
248 \&.sh \fIn x\fR - yes Section head follows,
249 font automatically bold.
255 \&.sk no no Leave the next page blank.
256 Only one page is remembered ahead.
258 \&.sm \fIx\fR - no Set
260 in a smaller pointsize.
262 \&.sz \fI+n\fR 10p no Augment the point size by
266 \&.tp no yes Begin title page.
268 \&.u \fIx\fR - no Underline argument (even in \fItroff\fR).
271 \&.uh - yes Like .sh but unnumbered.
273 \&.xp \fIx\fR - no Print index