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me(5)

Name

me - macros for formatting papers

Synopsis

nroff  -me [options] filename...
troff  -me [options] filename...

Description

This package of nroff and troff macro definitions provides a canned formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When producing 2-column output on a terminal, filter the output through col(1).

The macro requests are defined below. Many nroff and 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

.sz +n

add n to point size

Output of the eqn(1), neqn(1) , refer(1), and tbl(1) preprocessors for equations and tables is acceptable as input.

REQUESTS

REQUESTS

In the following list, “initialization” refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is incomplete.

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.
.(xx
-
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, for instance,
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.
.ac A N
-
no
Set up for ACM style output.
A is the Author's name(s), N is the
total number 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).
.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 initialization.
.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
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.
.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 troff ).
(Nofill only).
.uh
-
yes
Like .sh but unnumbered.
.xp x
-
no
Print index x.

Files

/usr/share/lib/tmac/e

/usr/share/lib/tmac/*.me

See also

col(1), eqn(1), nroff(1), refer(1), tbl(1), troff(1)