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NAME
ms - 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 follows.
Suppressed in .TM. .AT no yes Print `At‐
tached' and turn off line filling. .AU x
y no yes Author's name follows. x is loca‐
tion and y is extension, ignored except in TM. .B x
y no no Print x in boldface, append y; 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 no no Print x in bold italic and append y;
if no argument switch to bold italic.
.BT date no Bottom title, automatically
invoked at foot of page. May be redefined. .BX
x no no Print x in a box. .CW x
y no no Constant width font for x, append y;
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 produced
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 fam‐
ily, 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 no no Italicize
x, append y; 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 hang‐
ing 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 paragraph. .LT no yes Start a
letter; a non-empty first argument produces a full
AT&T letterhead, 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 subsection level
(default 1). .NL yes no Make letters
normal size. .P1 - yes Begin program
display in constant width font.
.P2 - yes End program display.
.PE - yes End picture; see pic(1).
.PF - yes End picture; 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 inden‐
tation from which subsequent indentation is measured.
.SG x no yes Insert signature(s) of au‐
thor(s), ignored except in .TM and .LT. x is the ref‐
erence line (initials of author and typist).
.SH - yes Section head follows, font au‐
tomatically bold. .SM no no Make let‐
ters 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 table.
.TL no yes Title follows.
.TM x... no - Print document in BTL techni‐
cal 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 for‐
mat; report number is x. Must be first. .TS
x - yes Begin table; if x is H table head‐
ing 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, Whippany,
New Jersey 07981'.
MS(6)