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MAN(7)									MAN(7)

NAME
       man - macros to typeset manual

SYNOPSIS
       nroff  -man  file ...

       troff  -man  file ...

DESCRIPTION
       These macros are used to lay out pages of this manual.

       Any  text  argument  t may be zero to six words.	 Quotes may be used to
       include blanks in a `word'.  If text is	empty,	special	 treatment  is
       applied to the next input line with text to be printed.	In this way .I
       may be used to italicize a whole line, or .SM may be followed by .B  to
       make small bold letters.

       A  prevailing indent distance is remembered between successive indented
       paragraphs, and is reset to default value upon reaching a  non-indented
       paragraph.  Default units for indents i are ens.

       Type  font  and size are reset to default values before each paragraph,
       and after processing font and size setting macros.

       These strings are predefined by -man:

       \*R    `(Reg)', trademark symbol in troff.

       \*S    Change to default type size.

FILES
       /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.an
       /usr/man/man0/xx

SEE ALSO
       troff(1), man(1)

BUGS
       Relative indents don't nest.

REQUESTS
			    Request	 Cause If	     no	   Explanation
					 Break Argument			    .B
			    t	      no    t=n.t.l.*Text  t  is  bold.	   .BI
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Join     words     of    t
			    alternating	    bold     and     italic.	   .BR
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Join     words     of    t
			    alternating	       bold	    and		Roman.
			    .DT		 no    .5i  1i...Restore default tabs.
			    .HP i	  yes	i=p.i.*	 Set prevailing indent
			    to	i.   Begin  paragraph with hanging indent.  .I
			    t	      no    t=n.t.l. Text t  is	 italic.   .IB
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Join     words     of    t
			    alternating	   italic    and    bold.     .IP    x
			    i	   yes	 x=""	  Same as .TP with tag x.  .IR
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Join    words     of     t
			    alternating	       italic	     and	Roman.
			    .LP		 yes   -	Same  as   .PP.	   .PD
			    d	     no	   d=.4v    Interparagraph distance is
			    d.	 .PP	      yes   -	     Begin  paragraph.
			    Set	      prevailing      indent	  to	  .5i.
			    .RE		 yes   -	End    of     relative
			    indent.    Set  prevailing	indent	to  amount  of
			    starting  .RS.   .RB  t	   no	 t=n.t.l. Join
			    words  of  t  alternating  Roman  and  bold.   .RI
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Join    words     of     t
			    alternating	    Roman     and     italic.	   .RS
			    i	     yes   i=p.i.   Start   relative   indent,
			    move  left	margin	in distance i.	Set prevailing
			    indent   to	  .5i	for   nested   indents.	   .SH
			    t	     yes   t=n.t.l. Subhead.		   .SM
			    t	     no	   t=n.t.l. Text t is small.  .TH n  c
			    x v m      yes	-Begin page named n of chapter
			    c; x is extra commentary, e.g. `local',  for  page
			    foot  center;  v  alters page foot left, e.g. `4th
			    Berkeley Distribution'; m alters page head center,
			    e.g.   `Brand   X	Programmer's   Manual'.	   Set
			    prevailing	indent	 and   tabs   to   .5i.	   .TP
			    i	     yes   i=p.i.   Set	 prevailing  indent to
			    i.	Begin  indented	 paragraph  with  hanging  tag
			    given  by  next  text  line.   If tag doesn't fit,
			    place it on separate line.

       * n.t.l. = next text line; p.i. = prevailing indent

7th Edition			 May 15, 1986				MAN(7)
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