me(5BSD) (BSD System Compatibility) me(5BSD)
NAME
me - (BSD) macros for formatting papers
SYNOPSIS
nroff -me [options] file . . .
troff -me [options] file . . .
DESCRIPTION
This package of nroff and troff macro definitions provides a
canned formatting facility for technical papers in various
formats. When producing 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, neqn, refer, and tbl(1BSD) preprocessors
for equations 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.
Initial Cause
Request Value Break Explanation
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.(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
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Request Value Break Explanation
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.)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, for instance,
abstract, table of contents, and so on), B
(bibliography), RC (chapters renumbered from
page one each chapter), or RA (appendix
renumbered from page one).
.+c T - yes Begin chapter (or appendix, and so on, 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 meqn.
.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.
.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.
.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)
.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.
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Request Value Break Explanation
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.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 initialization.
.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 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.
.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.
FILES
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/e
/usr/ucblib/doctools/tmac/*.me
REFERENCES
col(1), eqn(1BSD), nroff(1BSD), refer(1BSD), tbl(1BSD),
troff(1BSD)
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