GROFF_ME(7)

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/groff/1.21/tmac/me.tmac (a wrapper file for e.tmac)
/usr/share/groff/1.21/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 | Causes | 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
.(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. defines the part of the paper, and can be (chapter), (appendix), (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.), (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 .++). 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 or
.EQ x y | - | yes | Precede equation; break out and add space. Equation number is The optional argument x may be to indent equation (default), to left-adjust the equation, or 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 table has repeated heading.
.b x | no | no | Print in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
.ba +n | 0 | yes | Augments the base indent by This indent is used to set the indent on regular text (like paragraphs).
.bc | no | yes | Begin new column
.bi x | no | no | Print 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 if missing, italic text follows.
.ip x y | no | yes | Start indented paragraph, with hanging tag Indentation is 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. is level of section, is title of section.
.sk | no | no | Leave the next page blank. Only one page is remembered ahead.
.sm x | - | no | Set in a smaller pointsize.
.sz +n | 10p | no | Augment the point size by 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.