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ME(7)                                                                    ME(7)


NAME
       me - macros for formatting papers

SYNOPSIS
       nroff -me [ options ] file ...
       troff -me [ options ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
       This  package  of  nroff  and troff macro definitions provides a canned
       formatting facility for technical papers in various formats.  When pro‐
       ducing 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.

FILES
       /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e
       /usr/lib/me/*

SEE ALSO
       eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
       -me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
       Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me

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 Ref���
       erence 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 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
                           equation.   .GE          -       yes   End  gremlin
                           picture.   .GS          -       yes   Begin gremlin
                           picture.  .PE          -       yes   End  pic  pic‐
                           ture.   .PS          -       yes   Begin  pic  pic‐
                           ture.     .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  para‐
                           graphs).  .bc          no      yes   Begin new col‐
                           umn  .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 miss‐
                           ing,    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 para‐
                           graph.
.lo          -       no    Read in a file of local macros  of  the  form  .*x.
                           Must     be     given     before    initialization.
                           .np          1       yes   Start   numbered   para‐
                           graph.
.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  diacriti‐
                           cal  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 remem‐
                           bered 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.


3rd Berkeley Distribution         May 6, 1986                            ME(7)