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1.1 ! root 1: .TH MS 7 "18 July 1983" ! 2: .UC 4 ! 3: .ds ]W UCB Computer Center ! 4: .UC 4 ! 5: .SH NAME ! 6: ms \- text formatting macros ! 7: .SH SYNOPSIS ! 8: \fBnroff \-ms\fP [ options ] file ... ! 9: .br ! 10: \fBtroff \-ms\fP [ options ] file ... ! 11: .SH DESCRIPTION ! 12: This package of \fInroff\fP\| and \fItroff\fP\| ! 13: macro definitions provides a formatting facility ! 14: for various styles of articles, theses, and books. ! 15: When producing 2-column output on a terminal or lineprinter, ! 16: or when reverse line motions are needed, ! 17: filter the output through \fIcol\fP\|(1). ! 18: All external \-ms macros are defined below. ! 19: Many \fInroff\fP\| and \fItroff\fP\| requests ! 20: are unsafe in conjunction with this package. ! 21: However, the first four requests below ! 22: may be used with impunity after initialization, ! 23: and the last two may be used even before initialization: ! 24: .sp .2 ! 25: .ta 5n 12n ! 26: .nf ! 27: .bp begin new page ! 28: .br break output line ! 29: .sp n insert n spacing lines ! 30: .ce n center next n lines ! 31: .ls n line spacing: n=1 single, n=2 double space ! 32: .na no alignment of right margin ! 33: .fi ! 34: .sp .2 ! 35: Font and point size changes with \ef and \es are also allowed; ! 36: for example, ``\efIword\efR'' will italicize \fIword.\fP ! 37: Output of the \fItbl, eqn,\fP and \fIrefer\fP\|(1) preprocessors ! 38: for equations, tables, and references is acceptable as input. ! 39: .SH FILES ! 40: /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.x ! 41: .br ! 42: /usr/lib/ms/x.??? ! 43: .SH "SEE ALSO" ! 44: eqn(1), refer(1), tbl(1), troff(1) ! 45: .SH REQUESTS ! 46: .if n .in 0 ! 47: .ds x \fIx\fP\| ! 48: .ds y \fIy\fP\| ! 49: .ds z \fI y\fP ! 50: .ds Y \fIx y\fP ! 51: .tr _. ! 52: .ta \w'MacroNam'u +\w'InitialVal'u +\w'Break? 'u ! 53: .sp .3 ! 54: .nf ! 55: Macro Initial Break? \0 Explanation ! 56: Name Value Reset? ! 57: .sp .3 ! 58: _AB \*x \- y begin abstract; if \*x=no don't label abstract ! 59: _AE \- y end abstract ! 60: _AI \- y author's institution ! 61: _AM \- n better accent mark definitions ! 62: _AU \- y author's name ! 63: _B \*x \- n embolden \*x; if no \*x, switch to boldface ! 64: _B1 \- y begin text to be enclosed in a box ! 65: _B2 \- y end boxed text and print it ! 66: _BT date n bottom title, printed at foot of page ! 67: _BX \*x \- n print word \*x in a box ! 68: _CM if t n cut mark between pages ! 69: _CT \- y,y chapter title: page number moved to CF (TM only) ! 70: _DA \*x if n n force date \*x at bottom of page; today if no \*x ! 71: _DE \- y end display (unfilled text) of any kind ! 72: _DS \*Y I y begin display with keep; \*x=I,L,C,B; \*y=indent ! 73: _ID\*z 8n,.5i y indented display with no keep; \*y=indent ! 74: _LD \- y left display with no keep ! 75: _CD \- y centered display with no keep ! 76: _BD \- y block display; center entire block ! 77: _EF \*x \- n even page footer \*x (3 part as for .tl) ! 78: _EH \*x \- n even page header \*x (3 part as for .tl) ! 79: _EN \- y end displayed equation produced by \fIeqn\fP ! 80: _EQ \*Y \- y break out equation; \*x=L,I,C; \*y=equation number ! 81: _FE \- n end footnote to be placed at bottom of page ! 82: _FP \- n numbered footnote paragraph; may be redefined ! 83: _FS \*x \- n start footnote; \*x is optional footnote label ! 84: _HD undef n optional page header below header margin ! 85: _I \*x \- n italicize \*x; if no \*x, switch to italics ! 86: _IP \*Y \- y,y indented paragraph, with hanging tag \*x; \*y=indent ! 87: _IX \*Y \- y index words \*x \*y and so on (up to 5 levels) ! 88: _KE \- n end keep of any kind ! 89: _KF \- n begin floating keep; text fills remainder of page ! 90: _KS \- y begin keep; unit kept together on a single page ! 91: _LG \- n larger; increase point size by 2 ! 92: _LP \- y,y left (block) paragraph. ! 93: _MC \*x \- y,y multiple columns; \*x=column width ! 94: _ND \*x if t n no date in page footer; \*x is date on cover ! 95: _NH \*Y \- y,y numbered header; \*x=level, \*x=0 resets, \*x=S sets to \*y ! 96: _NL 10p n set point size back to normal ! 97: _OF \*x \- n odd page footer \*x (3 part as for .tl) ! 98: _OH \*x \- n odd page header \*x (3 part as for .tl) ! 99: _P1 if TM n print header on 1st page ! 100: _PP \- y,y paragraph with first line indented ! 101: _PT - % - n page title, printed at head of page ! 102: _PX \*x \- y print index (table of contents); \*x=no suppresses title ! 103: _QP \- y,y quote paragraph (indented and shorter) ! 104: _R on n return to Roman font ! 105: _RE 5n y,y retreat: end level of relative indentation ! 106: _RP \*x \- n released paper format; \*x=no stops title on 1st page ! 107: _RS 5n y,y right shift: start level of relative indentation ! 108: _SH \- y,y section header, in boldface ! 109: _SM \- n smaller; decrease point size by 2 ! 110: _TA 8n,5n n set tabs to 8n 16n ... (nroff) 5n 10n ... (troff) ! 111: _TC \*x \- y print table of contents at end; \*x=no suppresses title ! 112: _TE \- y end of table processed by \fItbl\fP ! 113: _TH \- y end multi-page header of table ! 114: _TL \- y title in boldface and two points larger ! 115: _TM off n UC Berkeley thesis mode ! 116: _TS \*x \- y,y begin table; if \*x=H table has multi-page header ! 117: _UL \*x \- n underline \*x, even in \fItroff\fP ! 118: _UX \*x \- n UNIX; trademark message first time; \*x appended ! 119: _XA \*Y \- y another index entry; \*x=page or no for none; \*y=indent ! 120: _XE \- y end index entry (or series of .IX entries) ! 121: _XP \- y,y paragraph with first line exdented, others indented ! 122: _XS \*Y \- y begin index entry; \*x=page or no for none; \*y=indent ! 123: _1C on y,y one column format, on a new page ! 124: _2C \- y,y begin two column format ! 125: _]- \- n beginning of \fIrefer\fP\| reference ! 126: _[0 \- n end of unclassifiable type of reference ! 127: _[N \- n N= 1:journal-article, 2:book, 3:book-article, 4:report ! 128: .fi ! 129: .if t .bp ! 130: .DT ! 131: .SH REGISTERS ! 132: Formatting distances can be controlled in \-ms ! 133: by means of built-in number registers. ! 134: For example, this sets the line length to 6.5 inches: ! 135: .sp .3 ! 136: .nr LL 6.5i ! 137: .sp .3 ! 138: Here is a table of number registers and their default values: ! 139: .sp .3 ! 140: .nf ! 141: .ta .5i +\w'Name\0'u +\w'paragraph distance 'u +\w'Takes Effect 'u ! 142: Name Register Controls Takes Effect Default ! 143: .sp .3 ! 144: PS point size paragraph 10 ! 145: VS vertical spacing paragraph 12 ! 146: LL line length paragraph 6i ! 147: LT title length next page same as LL ! 148: FL footnote length next .FS 5.5i ! 149: PD paragraph distance paragraph 1v (if n), .3v (if t) ! 150: DD display distance displays 1v (if n), .5v (if t) ! 151: PI paragraph indent paragraph 5n ! 152: QI quote indent next .QP 5n ! 153: FI footnote indent next .FS 2n ! 154: PO page offset next page 0 (if n), \(ap1i (if t) ! 155: HM header margin next page 1i ! 156: FM footer margin next page 1i ! 157: FF footnote format next .FS 0 (1, 2, 3 available) ! 158: .fi ! 159: .sp .3 ! 160: When resetting these values, ! 161: make sure to specify the appropriate units. ! 162: Setting the line length to 7, for example, ! 163: will result in output with one character per line. ! 164: Setting FF to 1 suppresses footnote superscripting; ! 165: setting it to 2 also suppresses indentation of the first line; ! 166: and setting it to 3 produces an .IP-like footnote paragraph. ! 167: .PP ! 168: Here is a list of string registers available in \-ms; ! 169: they may be used anywhere in the text: ! 170: .sp .3 ! 171: .nf ! 172: .ta .5i 1.1i ! 173: Name String's Function ! 174: .sp .3 ! 175: \e*Q quote (" in \fInroff,\fP\| `` in \fItroff\fP ) ! 176: \e*U unquote (" in \fInroff,\fP\| '' in \fItroff\fP ) ! 177: \e*\- dash (-- in \fInroff,\fP \(em in \fItroff\fP ) ! 178: \e*(MO month (month of the year) ! 179: \e*(DY day (current date) ! 180: \e** automatically numbered footnote ! 181: \e*\' acute accent (before letter) ! 182: \e*\` grave accent (before letter) ! 183: \e*\d^ \ucircumflex (before letter) ! 184: \e*, cedilla (before letter) ! 185: \e*: umlaut (before letter) ! 186: \e*\d~ \utilde (before letter) ! 187: .fi ! 188: .sp .3 ! 189: When using the extended accent mark definitions available with .AM, ! 190: these strings should come after, rather than before, ! 191: the letter to be accented. ! 192: .SH BUGS ! 193: Floating keeps and regular keeps are diverted to the same space, ! 194: so they cannot be mixed together with predictable results.
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