1MAN(7)                 Miscellaneous Information Manual                 MAN(7)
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NAME

6       man - macros to typeset manual
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SYNOPSIS

9       nroff  -man  file ...
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11       troff  -man  file ...
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DESCRIPTION

14       These macros are used to lay out pages of this manual.  A skeleton page
15       may be found in the file /usr/man/man0/xx.
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17       Any text argument t may be zero to six words.  Quotes may  be  used  to
18       include blanks in a `word'.  If text is empty, the special treatment is
19       applied to the next input line with text to be printed.  In this way .I
20       may  be  used  to italicize a whole line, or .SM followed by .B to make
21       small bold letters.
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23       A prevailing indent distance is remembered between successive  indented
24       paragraphs,  and is reset to default value upon reaching a non-indented
25       paragraph.  Default units for indents i are ens.
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27       Type font and size are reset to default values before  each  paragraph,
28       and after processing font and size setting macros.
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30       These strings are predefined by -man:
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32       \*R    `(Reg)', trademark symbol in troff.
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34       \*S    Change to default type size.
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FILES

37       /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an
38       /usr/man/man0/xx
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SEE ALSO

41       troff(1), man(1)
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BUGS

44       Relative indents don't nest.
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REQUESTS

47                         Request   Cause If                  no    Explanation
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49                         t         no    t=n.t.l.*Text      t     is     bold.
50                         t         no    t=n.t.l. Join words of t  alternating
51                         bold and italic.  t         no    t=n.t.l. Join words
52                         of t alternating bold and Roman.
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54       i.  Begin paragraph with hanging indent.  t    no   t=n.t.l.  Text t is
55              italic.   t    no   t=n.t.l.  Join words of t alternating italic
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58       x      x.  t    no   t=n.t.l.  Join words of t alternating  italic  and
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63       Set prevailing indent to .5i.
64Set  prevailing  indent  to  amount of starting .RS.  t    no   t=n.t.l.  Join
65words of t alternating Roman and bold.  t    no   t=n.t.l.  Join  words  of  t
66alternating Roman and italic.
67move  left  margin  in  distance  i.   Set prevailing indent to .5i for nested
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t yes t=n.t.l. Subhead.

71       t    no   t=n.t.l.  Text t is small.
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79       n of chapter c; x is extra commentary, e.g.  `local',  for  page  foot.
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82       i.     Begin  indented  paragraph  with  hanging tag given by next text
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85       * n.t.l. = next text line; p.i. = prevailing indent
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