MS(6)MS(6)NAMEms - macros for formatting manuscripts
SYNOPSIS
nroff -ms [ options ] file ...
troff -ms [ options ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
This package of nroff and troff(1) macro definitions provides a canned
formatting facility for technical papers in various formats.
The macro requests are defined below. Many nroff and troff requests
are unsafe in conjunction with this package, but the following requests
may be used with impunity after the first .PP:
Output of the eqn(1), tbl(1), pic(1) and grap(1) preprocessors for
equations, tables, pictures, and graphs is acceptable as input.
FILES
/sys/lib/tmac/tmac.s
SEE ALSO
M. E. Lesk, ``Typing Documents on the UNIX System: Using the -ms Macros
with Troff and Nroff'', Unix Research System Programmer's Manual, Tenth
Edition, Volume 2.
eqn(1), troff(1), tbl(1), pic(1)REQUESTS
Request Initial Cause Explanation
Value Break
.1C yes yes One column format on a new
page. .2C no yes Two column format.
.AB no yes Begin abstract.
.AE - yes End abstract.
.AI no yes Author's institution fol‐
lows. Suppressed in .TM.
.AT no yes Print `Attached' and turn
off line filling. .AU x y no yes Author's
name follows. x is location and y is extension,
ignored except in TM. .B x y z no no Print
x in boldface, append roman y and preface with z; if
no argument switch to boldface.
.B1 no yes Begin text to be enclosed in
a box. .B2 no yes End boxed text. .BI
x y z no no Print x in bold italic, append
roman y and preface with z; if no argument switch to
bold italic. .BT date no Bottom title,
automatically invoked at foot of page. May be rede‐
fined. .BX x no no Print x in a box.
.CW x y z no no Constant width font for x,
append roman y and preface with z; if no argument
switch to constant width.
.CT no yes Print `Copies to' and turn
off line filling. .DA x nroff no `Date
line' at bottom of page is x. Default is today.
.DE - yes End displayed text. Implies
.KE. .DS x no yes Start of displayed
text, to appear verbatim line-by-line: indented
(default), left-justified, centered, (block) centered
with straight left margin. Implies .KS.
.EG no - Print document in BTL format
for `Engineer's Notes.' Must be first.
.EN - yes Space after equation pro‐
duced by neqn or eqn(1). .EQ x
y - yes Display equation. Equation number
is y. Optional x is I, L, C as in .DS.
.FE - yes End footnote. .FP
x - no Set font positions for a family,
e.g., .FS no no Start footnote. The
note will be moved to the bottom of the page.
.HO - no `Bell Laboratories, Holmdel,
New Jersey 07733'. .I x y z no no Itali‐
cize x, append roman y and preface with z; if no
argument switch to italic.
.IH no no `Bell Laboratories,
Naperville, Illinois 60540'
.IM no no Print document in BTL format
for an internal memorandum. Must be first. .IP x
y no yes Start indented paragraph, with
hanging tag x. Indentation is y ens (default 5).
.KE - yes End keep. Put kept text on
next page if not enough room.
.KF no yes Start floating keep. If the
kept text must be moved to the next page, float later
text back to this page.
.KS no yes Start keeping following
text. .LG no no Make letters larger.
.LP yes yes Start left-blocked para‐
graph. .LT no yes Start a letter; a
non-empty first argument produces a full Lucent let‐
terhead, a second argument is a room number, a third
argument is a telephone number.
.MF - - Print document in BTL format
for `Memorandum for File.' Must be first.
.MH - no `Bell Laboratories, Murray
Hill, New Jersey 07974'.
.MR - - Print document in BTL format
for `Memorandum for Record.' Must be first. .ND
date troff no Use date supplied (if any) only
in special BTL format positions; omit from page
footer. .NH n - yes Same as .SH, with
automatic section numbers like `1.2.3'; n is subsec‐
tion level (default 1). If n is 0, reset the number‐
ing. .NL yes no Make letters normal
size. .P1 - yes Begin program display
in constant width font. .P2 - yes End
program display. .PE - yes End pic‐
ture; see pic(1). .PF - yes End pic‐
ture; restore vertical position.
.PP no yes Begin paragraph. First line
indented. .PS h w - yes Start picture;
height and width in inches.
.PY - no `Bell Laboratories, Piscat‐
away, New Jersey 08854' .QE - yes End
quoted material. .QP - yes Begin
quoted paragraph (indent both margins).
.QS - yes Begin quoted material
(indent both margins).
.R yes no Roman text follows.
.RE - yes End relative indent level.
.RP no - Cover sheet and first page
for released paper. Must precede other requests.
.RS - yes Start level of relative
indentation from which subsequent indentation is mea‐
sured. .SG x no yes Insert signature(s)
of author(s), ignored except in .TM and .LT. x is
the reference line (initials of author and typist).
.SH - yes Section head follows, font
automatically bold. .SM no no Make
letters smaller. .TA x... 5... no Set tabs
in ens. Default is 5 10 15 ...
.TE - yes End table; see tbl(1).
.TH - yes End heading section of ta‐
ble. .TL no yes Title follows.
.TM x... no - Print document in BTL tech‐
nical memorandum format. Arguments are TM number,
(quoted list of) case number(s), and file number.
Must precede other requests. .TR
x - - Print in BTL technical report
format; report number is x. Must be first. .TS
x - yes Begin table; if x is H table
heading is repeated on new pages. .UL
x - no Underline argument (even in
troff). .UX y z - no `zUNIXy'; first use
gives registered trademark notice.
.WH - no `Bell Laboratories, Whip‐
pany, New Jersey 07981'.
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