term% cat index.txt MS(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual MS(7)
NAME
ms - macros for formatting manuscripts
SYNOPSIS
nroff -ms [ options ] file ...
troff -ms [ options ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
This package of nroff and troff macro definitions provides a canned
formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When pro‐
ducing 2-column output on a terminal, filter the output through col(1).
The macro requests are defined below. Many nroff and troff requests
are unsafe in conjunction with this package, but these requests may be
used with impunity after the first .PP:
.bp begin new page
.br break output line here
.sp n insert n spacing lines
.ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
.na no alignment of right margin
Output of the eqn, neqn, tbl, and refer(1) preprocessors for equations,
tables and references is acceptable as input.
Diacritical marks may be applied to letters, as in these examples:
\*`e \*`a \*´e \*^e \*^o \*:u \*~n \*,c \*vc
e a e e o u n c c
FILES
/usr/lib/tmac/tmac.s
SEE ALSO
eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(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 and 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.
.BT date no Bottom title, automatically
invoked at foot of page. May be redefined. .BX
x no no Print x in a box. .CS
x... - yes Cover sheet info if TM format,
suppressed otherwise. Arguments are number of text
pages, other pages, total pages, figures, tables, ref‐
erences. .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. x=I for indented display (de‐
fault), x=L for left-justified on the page, x=C for
centered, x=B (block) for 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 equa‐
tion produced by eqn or neqn. .EQ x
y - yes Display equation. Equation number
is y. Optional argument x=I, L, C as in .DS.
.FE - yes End footnote.
.FP - no Set font positions for a fam‐
ily, e.g., ".FP palatino"
.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 and 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 with today's date; address follows.
.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 section num‐
ber supplied automatically. Numbers are multilevel,
like 1.2.3, where n tells what level is wanted (de‐
fault is 1). .NL yes no Make letters
normal size. .OK - yes ‘Other keywords'
for TM cover sheet follow.
.PP no yes Begin paragraph. First line
indented. .PT pg # - Page title, auto‐
matically invoked at top of page. May be redefined.
.PY - no ‘Bell Laboratories, Piscat‐
away, New Jersey 08854' .QE - yes End
quoted material. .QP - yes Begin single
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. x is the reference
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.
.TH - yes End heading section of table.
.TL no yes Title follows. .TM
x... no - Print document in BTL technical
memorandum format. Arguments are TM number, (quoted
list of) case number(s), and file number. Must pre‐
cede 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 - no ‘UNIX'; first time
used, add footnote ‘UNIX is a trademark of Bell Labo‐
ratories.' .WH - no ‘Bell Laborato‐
ries, Whippany, New Jersey 07981'.
.[ - no Begin reference; see refer(1)
.] - no End reference
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