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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   center next n lines
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
68                                        part of the paper, and can be C (chap‐
69                                        ter), A (appendix), P (preliminary,
70                                        e.g., abstract, table of contents,
71                                        etc.), B (bibliography), RC (chapters
72                                        renumbered from page one each chap‐
73                                        ter), or RA (appendix renumbered from
74                                        page one).
75       .+c T         -         yes      Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
76                                        set by .++).  T is the chapter title.
77       .1c           1         yes      One column format on a new page.
78       .2c           1         yes      Two column format.
79       .EN           -         yes      Space after equation produced by eqn
80                                        or neqn.
81       .EQ x y       -         yes      Precede equation; break out and add
82                                        space.  Equation number is y.  The
83                                        optional argument x may be I to indent
84                                        equation (default), L to left-adjust
85                                        the equation, or C to center the equa‐
86                                        tion.
87       .GE           -         yes      End gremlin picture.
88       .GS           -         yes      Begin gremlin picture.
89       .PE           -         yes      End pic picture.
90       .PS           -         yes      Begin pic picture.
91       .TE           -         yes      End table.
92       .TH           -         yes      End heading section of table.
93       .TS x         -         yes      Begin table; if x is H table has
94                                        repeated heading.
95       .b x          no        no       Print x in boldface; if no argument
96                                        switch to boldface.
97       .ba +n        0         yes      Augments the base indent by n.  This
98                                        indent is used to set the indent on
99                                        regular text (like paragraphs).
100       .bc           no        yes      Begin new column
101       .bi x         no        no       Print x in bold italics (nofill only)
102       .bu           -         yes      Begin bulleted paragraph
103       .bx x         no        no       Print x in a box (nofill only).
104       .ef ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set even footer to x  y  z
105       .eh ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set even header to x  y  z
106       .fo ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set footer to x  y  z
107       .hx           -         no       Suppress headers and footers on next
108                                        page.
109       .he ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set header to x  y  z
110       .hl           -         yes      Draw a horizontal line
111       .i x          no        no       Italicize x; if x missing, italic text
112                                        follows.
113       .ip x y       no        yes      Start indented paragraph, with hanging
114                                        tag x.  Indentation is y ens (default
115                                        5).
116       .lp           yes       yes      Start left-blocked paragraph.
117       .np           1         yes      Start numbered paragraph.
118       .of ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set odd footer to x  y  z
119       .oh ´x´y´z´   ´´´´      no       Set odd header to x  y  z
120       .pd           -         yes      Print delayed text.
121       .pp           no        yes      Begin paragraph.  First line indented.
122       .r            yes       no       Roman text follows.
123       .re           -         no       Reset tabs to default values.
124       .sh n x       -         yes      Section head follows, font automati‐
125                                        cally bold.  n is level of section, x
126                                        is title of section.
127       .sk           no        no       Leave the next page blank.  Only one
128                                        page is remembered ahead.
129       .sm x         -         no       Set x in a smaller pointsize.
130       .sz +n        10p       no       Augment the point size by n points.
131       .tp           no        yes      Begin title page.
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133       .u x          -         no       Underline argument (even in troff).
134                                        (Nofill only).
135       .uh           -         yes      Like .sh but unnumbered.
136       .xp x         -         no       Print index.
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