me - Macros for formatting papers
nroff -me [options] file...
This package of nroff macro definitions provides a formatting
facility for technical papers in various formats.
When producing two-column output on a terminal, filter the
output through col.
Many nroff requests are unsafe in conjunction with this
package; however, the following requests can be used with
impunity after the first
.bp Begin a new page.
.br Break the output line here.
.ce n Center the next n lines.
.ls n Use line spacing: n=1 single, n=2 double space.
.na Do not justify (align) the right margin.
.sp n Insert n spacing lines.
.sz +n Add n to the point size.
.ul n Underline the next n lines.
Output of the neqn and tbl preprocessors for equations and
tables is acceptable as input.
In the following list, initialization refers to the first
macro. This list is incomplete.
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Request Initial Cause Explanation
Value Break
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.(b - yes Begin block.
.(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.
.(z - no Begin floating keep.
.)b - yes End block.
.)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
information, for example, an
abstract, table of contents, and so
on), 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
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.
.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 there is no
argument, switch to boldface.
.ba +n 0 yes Augment 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).
.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.
.he 'x'y'z' '''' no Set header to x y z.
.hl - yes Draw a horizontal line.
.hx - no Suppress headers and footers on
next page.
.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
.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.
.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 (nofill only).
.uh - yes Like
.xp x - no Print index x.
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The me macro package source file Supplemental me macros.
col(1), neqn(1), nroff(1), tbl(1)
me(5)
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