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NAME
me - macros for formatting papers
SYNOPSIS
nroff -me [options] filename ...
troff -me [options] filename ...
DESCRIPTION
This package of nroff and troff macro definitions provides a canned
formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When pro-
ducing 2-column output on a terminal, filter the output through
col(1).
The macro requests are defined below. Many nroff and 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
.sz +n add n to point size
Output of the eqn(1M), neqn(1M), and tbl(1M) preprocessors for equa-
tions and tables is acceptable as input.
REQUESTS
In the following list, "initialization" refers to the first .pp, .lp,
.ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is incomplete.
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Request Cause If no Explanation
Break Argument
.(c - yes Begin centered block.
.(d - no Begin delayed text.
.(f - no Begin footnote.
.(l - yes Begin list.
.(q - yes Begin major quote.
.(xx - 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 (prelimi-
nary, for instance, 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 equa-
tion.
.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.
.ac A N - no Set up for ACM style output. A is the
Author's name(s), N is the total number
of pages. Must be given before the
first initialization.
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.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.
.lo - no Read in a file of local macros of the
form .*x. Must be given before initial-
ization.
.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.
.sc no no Read in a file of special characters
and diacritical marks. Must be given
before initialization.
.sh n x - yes Section head follows, font automati-
cally 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.
.th no no Produce the paper in thesis format.
Must be given before initialization.
.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.
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FILES
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/tmac.e
SEE ALSO
refer(1), eqn(1M), nroff(1M), troff(1M), tbl(1M).
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