groff_me - troff macros for formatting papers
groff -me [ options ] file ...
groff -m me [ options ] file ...
This manual page describes the GNU version of the -me macros, which is
part of the groff document formatting system. This version can be used
with both GNU troff and Unix troff. This package of troff macro definitions
provides a canned formatting facility for technical papers in
various formats.
The macro requests are defined below. Many troff requests are unsafe
in conjunction with this package, however, these requests may be used
with impunity after the first .pp:
.bp begin new page
.br break output line here
.sp n insert n spacing lines
.ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
.na no alignment of right margin
.ce n center next n lines
.ul n underline next n lines
Output of the pic, eqn, refer, and tbl preprocessors is acceptable as
input.
/usr/share/tmac/me.tmac (a wrapper file for e.tmac)
/usr/share/tmac/e.tmac
groff(1), troff(1)
-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Groff Using -me
This list is incomplete; see The -me Reference Manual for interesting
details.
Request Initial Cause Explanation
Value Break
.(c - yes Begin centered block
.(d - no Begin delayed text
.(f - no Begin footnote
.(l - yes Begin list
.(q - yes Begin major quote
.(x x - no Begin indexed item in index x
.(z - no Begin floating keep
.)c - yes End centered block
.)d - yes End delayed text
.)f - yes End footnote
.)l - yes End list
.)q - yes End major quote
.)x - yes End index item
.)z - yes End floating keep
.++ m H - no Define paper section. m defines the part of the
paper, and can be C (chapter), A (appendix), P
(preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents,
etc.), B (bibliography), RC (chapters renumbered
from page one each chapter), or RA (appendix renumbered
from page one).
.+c T - yes Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as set by .++).
T is the chapter title.
.1c 1 yes One column format on a new page.
.2c 1 yes Two column format.
.EN - yes Space after equation produced by eqn or neqn.
.EQ x y - yes Precede equation; break out and add space. Equation
number is y. The optional argument x may be I
to indent equation (default), L to left-adjust the
equation, or C to center the equation.
.GE - yes End gremlin picture.
.GS - yes Begin gremlin picture.
.PE - yes End pic picture.
.PS - yes Begin pic picture.
.TE - yes End table.
.TH - yes End heading section of table.
.TS x - yes Begin table; if x is H table has repeated heading.
.b x no no Print x in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
.ba +n 0 yes Augments the base indent by n. This indent is used
to set the indent on regular text (like paragraphs).
.bc no yes Begin new column
.bi x no no Print x in bold italics (nofill only)
.bu - yes Begin bulleted paragraph
.bx x no no Print x in a box (nofill only).
.ef 'x'y'z' '''' no Set even footer to x y z
.eh 'x'y'z' '''' no Set even header to x y z
.fo 'x'y'z' '''' no Set footer to x y z
.hx - no Suppress headers and footers on next page.
.he 'x'y'z' '''' no Set header to x y z
.hl - yes Draw a horizontal line
.i x no no Italicize x; if x missing, italic text follows.
.ip x y no yes Start indented paragraph, with hanging tag x.
Indentation is y ens (default 5).
.lp yes yes Start left-blocked paragraph.
.np 1 yes Start numbered paragraph.
.of 'x'y'z' '''' no Set odd footer to x y z
.oh 'x'y'z' '''' no Set odd header to x y z
.pd - yes Print delayed text.
.pp no yes Begin paragraph. First line indented.
.r yes no Roman text follows.
.re - no Reset tabs to default values.
.sh n x - yes Section head follows, font automatically bold. n
is level of section, x is title of section.
.sk no no Leave the next page blank. Only one page is remembered
ahead.
.sm x - no Set x in a smaller pointsize.
.sz +n 10p no Augment the point size by n points.
.tp no yes Begin title page.
.u x - no Underline argument (even in troff). (Nofill only).
.uh - yes Like .sh but unnumbered.
.xp x - no Print index x.
3rd Berkeley Distribution 10 July 2001 GROFF_ME(7)
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