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Name
me - macros for formatting papers
Syntax
nroff -me [ options ] file ...
*roff -me [ options ] file ...
Description
This package of and macro definitions provides a formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When producing 2-column out-
put on a terminal, filter the output through
Many and requests are unsafe in conjunction with this package; however, these requests can 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 and preprocessors for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
Requests
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", Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User, for further details.
Request Initial Cause Explanation Value Break
.(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. x .(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 (chapter), (appendix), (preliminary; for example, an
abstract, table of contents, and so on), (bibliography), (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter), or (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 for-
mat on a new page. .2c 1 yes Two-column format. .EN - yes Space after equation pro-
duced 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 equa-
tion. .TE - yes End table. .TH - yes End heading section of table. .TS
x - yes Begin table; if x is 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 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). .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.
.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 *roff). (Nofill only).
.uh - yes Like .sh, but unnumbered. .xp x - no Print index x.
Files
See Also
refer(1), tbl(1), nroff(1)
"-me Reference Manual", Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User
"Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me", Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User
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