GROFF_ME(7) GROFF_ME(7)
NAME
groff_me - troff macros for formatting papers
SYNOPSIS
groff -me [ options ] file ...
groff -m me [ options ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
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 conjunc-
tion 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.
FILES
/usr/share/groff/1.18.1.1/tmac/me.tmac (a wrapper file for e.tmac)
/usr/share/groff/1.18.1.1/tmac/e.tmac
SEE ALSO
groff(1), troff(1)
-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Groff Using -me
REQUESTS
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 renum-
bered 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.
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