MAN(7)MAN(7)NAMEman - 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 ALSOtroff(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)