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. A skeleton page may be found in the file /usr/man/man0/xx.
Any text argument t may be zero to six words. Quotes may be used to include blanks in a `word'. If text is empty, the 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 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
t no t=n.t.l.* Text t is bold.
t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating bold
and italic. t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t
alternating bold and Roman.
i. Begin paragraph with hanging indent. t no t=n.t.l. Text t is italic. t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating italic and bold.
- x
- x. t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating italic and Roman.
d.
Set prevailing indent to .5i. Set prevailing indent to amount of starting .RS. t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating Roman and bold. t no t=n.t.l. Join words of t alternating Roman and italic.
t yes t=n.t.l. Subhead.
t no t=n.t.l. Text t is small. n of chapter c; x is extra commentary, e.g. `local', for page foot. Set prevailing indent and tabs to .5i.
- 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