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ME(7) BSD Reference Manual ME(7)
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me - macros for formatting papers
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nnrrooffff --mmee [ options ] file ...
ttrrooffff --mmee [ options ] file ...
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This package of _n_r_o_f_f and _t_r_o_f_f macro definitions provides
a canned formatting facility for technical papers in vari-
ous formats. When producing 2-column output on a termi-
nal, filter the output through _c_o_l(1).
The macro requests are defined below. Many _n_r_o_f_f and
_t_r_o_f_f requests are unsafe in conjunction with this pack-
age, 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 _e_q_n_, _n_e_q_n_, _r_e_f_e_r_, and _t_b_l(1) preprocessors
for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
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/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e
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eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me
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In the following list, "initialization" refers to the
first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is
incomplete; see _T_h_e _-_m_e _R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e _M_a_n_u_a_l 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
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.(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 CC (chap-
ter), AA (appendix), PP (preliminary,
e.g., abstract, table of contents,
etc.), BB (bibliography), RRCC (chapters
renumbered from page one each chap-
ter), or RRAA (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 _e_q_n
or _n_e_q_n.
.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 equa-
tion.
.GE - yes End _g_r_e_m_l_i_n picture.
.GS - yes Begin _g_r_e_m_l_i_n picture.
.PE - yes End _p_i_c picture.
.PS - yes Begin _p_i_c 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.
.ac _A _N - no Set up for ACM style output. _A is the
Author's name(s), _N is the total num-
ber 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)
.bu - yes Begin bulleted paragraph
.bx _x no no Print _x in a box (nofill only).
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.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.
.lo - no Read in a file of local macros of the
form ..**_x_. Must be given before ini-
tialization.
.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 automati-
cally 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.
.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 _t_r_o_f_f).
(Nofill only).
.uh - yes Like .sh but unnumbered.
.xp _x - no Print index _x_.
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