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nroff -me [options] file . . .troff -me [options] file . . .
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.
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Request | Value | Break | Explanation |
.(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 |
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.++ 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. |
.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. |
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.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. |