MAN(7) COMMAND REFERENCE MAN(7)
NAME
man - macros to typeset manual
SYNOPSIS
nroff -man filename...
troff -man filename...
DESCRIPTION
These macros are used to lay out pages of this manual. A
skeleton page may be found in the file /usr/man/man0/xxx.
Any text argument t may be zero to six words. Quotes may be
used to include blanks in a `word'. If text is empty, the
special treatment is applied to the next input line with
text to be printed. In this way .I may be used to italicize
a whole line, or .SM followed by .B to make small bold
letters.
A prevailing indent distance is remembered between
successive indented paragraphs, and is reset to default
value upon reaching a non-indented paragraph. Default units
for indents i are ens.
Type font and size are reset to default values before each
paragraph, and after processing font and size setting
macros.
These strings are predefined by -man:
\*R `(Reg)', trademark symbol in troff.
\*S Change to default type size.
Request Cause If no Explanation
Break Argument
.B t no t=n.t.l.* Text t is bold.
.BI t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
bold and italic.
.BR t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
bold and Roman.
.DT no .5i 1i... Restore default tabs.
.HP i yes i=p.i.* Set prevailing indent to i.
Begin paragraph with hanging
indent.
.I t no t=n.t.l. Text t is italic.
.IB t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
italic and bold.
.IP x i yes x="" Same as .TP with tag x.
.IR t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
italic and Roman.
.LP yes - Same as .PP.
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.PD d no d=.4v Interparagraph distance is d.
.PP yes - Begin paragraph. Set
prevailing indent to .5i.
.RE yes - End of relative indent. Set
prevailing indent to amount of
starting .RS.
.RB t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
Roman and bold.
.RI t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating
Roman and italic.
.RS i yes i=p.i. Start relative indent, move
left margin in distance i. Set
prevailing indent to .5i for
nested indents.
.Rv r t yes r="" t=n.t.l Set Return Value type to r and
the description text to t.
.SH t yes t=n.t.l. Subhead.
.SM t no t=n.t.l. Text t is small.
.TH n s x v m yes - Begin page named n of section
s; x is extra commentary, e.g.
`local', for page foot center;
v alters page foot left, e.g.
`4th Berkeley Distribution'; m
alters page head center, e.g.
`Brand X Programmer's Manual'.
Set prevailing indent and tabs
to .5i.
.TP i yes i=p.i. Set prevailing indent to i.
Begin indented paragraph with
hanging tag given by next text
line. If tag doesn't fit,
place it on separate line.
.Va v t yes v="" t=n.t.l Set Variable to v and the
description text to t.
* n.t.l. = next text line; p.i. = prevailing indent
FILES
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an
/usr/man/man0/xxx
CAVEATS
Relative indents don't nest.
SEE ALSO
man(1man).
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