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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  mac-
     ros,  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/1.19.2/tmac/me.tmac  (a  wrapper  file  for
     e.tmac)
     /usr/share/groff/1.19.2/tmac/e.tmac

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWgroff                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Uncommitted                 |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     groff(1), gtroff(1)
     -me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
     Writing Papers with Groff Using -me




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REQUESTS
     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 (prelim-
                           inary, e.g., abstract, table of con-
                           tents, etc.), B (bibliography), RC
                           (chapters renumbered from page one
                           each chapter), or RA (appendix renum-
                           bered 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 equa-
                           tion.
.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.
.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
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                           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.
.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 automati-
                           cally 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.
.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.


















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