me - macros for formatting papers
nroff -me [ options ] file ...
troff -me [ options ] file ...
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, neqn, refer, and tbl(1) preprocessors
for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
/usr/share/tmac/tmac.e
/usr/share/me/*
eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me
In the following list, "initialization" refers to the
first pp, lp, ip, np, sh, or uh macro 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
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
June 5, 1993 ME(7)
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