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NAME

6       groff_me - troff macros for formatting papers
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SYNOPSIS

9       groff -me [ options ] file ...
10       groff -m me [ options ] file ...
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DESCRIPTION

13       This  manual page describes the GNU version of the -me macros, which is
14       part of the groff document formatting system.  This version can be used
15       with  both GNU troff and Unix troff.  This package of troff macro defi‐
16       nitions provides a canned formatting facility for technical  papers  in
17       various formats.
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19       The  macro  requests are defined below.  Many troff requests are unsafe
20       in conjunction with this package, however, these requests may  be  used
21       with impunity after the first .pp:
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23       .bp     begin new page
24       .br     break output line here
25       .sp n   insert n spacing lines
26       .ls n   (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
27       .na     no alignment of right margin
28       .ce n
29       .ul n   underline next n lines
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31       Output  of  the pic, eqn, refer, and tbl preprocessors is acceptable as
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FILES

35       /usr/share/groff/1.21/tmac/me.tmac (a wrapper file for e.tmac)
36       /usr/share/groff/1.21/tmac/e.tmac
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SEE ALSO

39       groff(1), troff(1)
40       -me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
41       Writing Papers with Groff Using -me
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REQUESTS

44       This list is incomplete; see The -me Reference Manual  for  interesting
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47       Request      Initial Causes  Explanation
48                    Value   Break
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50       .(c          -       yes     Begin centered block
51       .(d          -       no      Begin delayed text
52       .(f          -       no      Begin footnote
53       .(l          -       yes     Begin list
54       .(q          -       yes     Begin major quote
55       .(x x        -       no      Begin indexed item in index
56       .(z          -       no      Begin floating keep
57       .)c          -       yes     End centered block
58       .)d          -       yes     End delayed text
59       .)f          -       yes     End footnote
60       .)l          -       yes     End list
61       .)q          -       yes     End major quote
62       .)x          -       yes     End index item
63       .)z          -       yes     End floating keep
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67       .++ m H      -       no      Define  paper section.  m defines the part
68                                    of the paper, and can be  C  (chapter),  A
69                                    (appendix),    P    (preliminary,    e.g.,
70                                    abstract,  table  of  contents,  etc.),  B
71                                    (bibliography),  RC  (chapters  renumbered
72                                    from page one each chapter), or RA (appen‐
73                                    dix renumbered from page one).
74       .+c T        -       yes     Begin  chapter  (or appendix, etc., as set
75                                    by .++).  T is the chapter title.
76       .1c          1       yes     One column format on a new page.
77       .2c          1       yes     Two column format.
78       .EN          -       yes     Space after equation produced  by  eqn  or
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80       .EQ x y      -       yes     Precede equation; break out and add space.
81                                    Equation number is y.  The optional  argu‐
82                                    ment   x  may  be  I  to  indent  equation
83                                    (default), L to left-adjust the  equation,
84                                    or C to center the equation.
85       .GE          -       yes     End gremlin picture.
86       .GS          -       yes     Begin gremlin picture.
87       .PE          -       yes     End pic picture.
88       .PS          -       yes     Begin pic picture.
89       .TE          -       yes     End table.
90       .TH          -       yes     End heading section of table.
91       .TS x        -       yes     Begin  table; if x is H table has repeated
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93       .b x         no      no      Print x in boldface; if no argument switch
94                                    to boldface.
95       .ba +n       0       yes     Augments  the  base  indent  by  n.   This
96                                    indent is used to set the indent on  regu‐
97                                    lar text (like paragraphs).
98       .bc          no      yes     Begin new column
99       .bi x        no      no      Print x in bold italics (nofill only)
100       .bu          -       yes     Begin bulleted paragraph
101       .bx x        no      no      Print x in a box (nofill only).
102       .ef ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set even footer to x  y  z
103       .eh ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set even header to x  y  z
104       .fo ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set footer to x  y  z
105       .hx          -       no      Suppress headers and footers on next page.
106       .he ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set header to x  y  z
107       .hl          -       yes     Draw a horizontal line
108       .i x         no      no      Italicize  x;  if  x  missing, italic text
109                                    follows.
110       .ip x y      no      yes     Start indented paragraph, with hanging tag
111                                    x.  Indentation is y ens (default 5).
112       .lp          yes     yes     Start left-blocked paragraph.
113       .np          1       yes     Start numbered paragraph.
114       .of ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set odd footer to x  y  z
115       .oh ´x´y´z´  ´´´´    no      Set odd header to x  y  z
116       .pd          -       yes     Print delayed text.
117       .pp          no      yes     Begin paragraph.  First line indented.
118       .r           yes     no      Roman text follows.
119       .re          -       no      Reset tabs to default values.
120       .sh n x      -       yes     Section  head  follows, font automatically
121                                    bold.  n is level of section, x  is  title
122                                    of section.
123       .sk          no      no      Leave  the next page blank.  Only one page
124                                    is remembered ahead.
125       .sm x        -       no      Set x in a smaller pointsize.
126       .sz +n       10p     no      Augment the point size by n points.
127       .tp          no      yes     Begin title page.
128       .u x         -       no      Underline  argument   (even   in   troff).
129                                    (Nofill only).
130       .uh          -       yes     Like .sh but unnumbered.
131       .xp x        -       no      Print index.
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