NAME
groff_me − troff macros for formatting papers
SYNOPSIS
groff
−me [ options ] file ...
groff −m me [ options ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the GNU version of the −me macros, which is part of the groff document formatting system. This version can be used with both GNU troff and Unix troff. This package of troff macro definitions provides a canned formatting facility for technical papers in various formats.
The macro requests are defined below. Many 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
Output of the pic, eqn, refer, and tbl preprocessors is acceptable as input.
FILES
/usr/share/tmac/me.tmac
(a wrapper file for e.tmac)
/usr/share/tmac/e.tmac
SEE ALSO
groff(1),
troff(1)
−me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Groff Using −me
REQUESTS
This list is incomplete; see The −me Reference Manual 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
.(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 C (chapter), A (appendix), P (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.), B (bibliography), RC (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter), or RA (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 eqn or neqn.
.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.
.GE
-
yes
End gremlin picture.
.GS
-
yes
Begin gremlin picture.
.PE
-
yes
End pic picture.
.PS
-
yes
Begin pic 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.
.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).
.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.
.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.
.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.
.sm x
-
no
Set x in a smaller pointsize.
.sz +n
10p
no
Augment the point size by n points.
.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.