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6 groff_me \- troff macros for formatting papers
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48 This manual page describes the GNU version of the \-me macros,
49 which is part of the groff document formatting system.
51 This version can be used with both GNU troff and Unix troff.
55 macro definitions provides a canned formatting
56 facility for technical papers in various formats.
60 The macro requests are defined below.
64 requests are unsafe in conjunction with this package, however, these
65 requests may be used with impunity after the first \&.pp:
69 \&.br break output line here
70 \&.sp n insert n spacing lines
71 \&.ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
72 \&.na no alignment of right margin
73 \&.ce n center next n lines
74 \&.ul n underline next n lines
84 is acceptable as input.
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91 /usr/share/groff/1.21/tmac/me.tmac (a wrapper file for e.tmac)
93 /usr/share/groff/1.21/tmac/e.tmac
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103 \-me Reference Manual, Eric P.\& Allman
105 Writing Papers with Groff Using \-me
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112 This list is incomplete;
114 .I "The \-me Reference Manual"
115 for interesting details.
122 Request Initial Causes Explanation
131 \&.(f \- no Begin footnote
132 \&.(l \- yes Begin list
136 \&.(x \fIx\fR \- no T{
137 Begin indexed item in index
148 \&.)f \- yes End footnote
149 \&.)l \- yes End list
159 \&.++ \fIm H\fR \- no T{
160 Define paper section.
162 defines the part of the paper, and can be
168 (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.),
172 (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter),
175 (appendix renumbered from page one).
177 \&.+c \fIT\fR \- yes T{
178 Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
181 is the chapter title.
184 One column format on a new page.
196 \&.EQ \fIx y\fR \- yes T{
197 Precede equation; break out and
201 The optional argument \fIx\fR
204 to indent equation (default),
206 to left-adjust the equation, or
208 to center the equation.
211 End \fIgremlin\fP picture.
214 Begin \fIgremlin\fP picture.
217 End \fIpic\fP picture.
220 Begin \fIpic\fP picture.
222 \&.TE \- yes End table.
224 End heading section of table.
226 \&.TS \fIx\fR \- yes T{
227 Begin table; if \fIx\fR is
229 table has repeated heading.
231 \&.b \fIx\fR no no T{
234 in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
236 \&.ba \fI+n\fR 0 yes T{
237 Augments the base indent by
239 This indent is used to set the indent on regular text
245 \&.bi \fIx\fR no no T{
248 in bold italics (nofill only)
251 Begin bulleted paragraph
253 \&.bx \fIx\fR no no T{
254 Print \fIx\fR in a box (nofill only).
256 \&.ef \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
257 Set even footer to x y z
259 \&.eh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
260 Set even header to x y z
262 \&.fo \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
266 Suppress headers and footers on next page.
268 \&.he \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
272 Draw a horizontal line
274 \&.i \fIx\fR no no T{
279 missing, italic text follows.
281 \&.ip \fIx y\fR no yes T{
282 Start indented paragraph,
290 Start left-blocked paragraph.
293 Start numbered paragraph.
295 \&.of \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
296 Set odd footer to x y z
298 \&.oh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no T{
299 Set odd header to x y z
312 Reset tabs to default values.
314 \&.sh \fIn x\fR \- yes T{
315 Section head follows,
316 font automatically bold.
323 Leave the next page blank.
324 Only one page is remembered ahead.
326 \&.sm \fIx\fR \- no T{
329 in a smaller pointsize.
331 \&.sz \fI+n\fR 10p no T{
332 Augment the point size by
339 \&.u \fIx\fR \- no T{
340 Underline argument (even in \fItroff\fR).
344 Like .sh but unnumbered.
346 \&.xp \fIx\fR \- no Print index.