ME(7)

NAME
me - macros for formatting papers

SYNOPSIS
nroff -me [ options ] file ...
troff -me [ options ] file ...

DESCRIPTION
This package of nroff and troff macro definitions provides a canned formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When producing 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, however, 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
    .ce n	center next n lines
    .ul n	underline next n lines
    .sz +n	add n to point size

Output of the eqn, neqn, refer, and tbl(1) preprocessors for equations and tables is acceptable as input.

FILES
/usr/share/tmac/tmac.e
/usr/share/me/*

SEE ALSO
eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me

REQUESTS
In the following list, “initialization” refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is incomplete; see The -me Reference Manual for interesting details.

Request    Initial    Cause    Explanation
    Value    Break
.(c    -    yes    Begin centered block
.(d    -    no    Begin delayed text
.(f    -    no    Begin footnote
.(l    -    yes    Begin list
.(q    -    yes    Begin major quote
.(x x    -    no    Begin indexed item in index
x
.(z    -    no    Begin floating keep
.)c    -    yes    End centered block
.)d    -    yes    End delayed text
.)f    -    yes    End footnote
.)l    -    yes    End list
.)q    -    yes    End major quote
.)x    -    yes    End index item
.)z    -    yes    End floating keep
.++ m H    -    no    Define paper section.
m defines the part of the paper, and can be C (chapter), A (appendix), P (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.), B (bibliography), RC (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter), or RA (appendix renumbered from page one).
.+c T    -    yes    Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
set by .++). T is the chapter title.
.1c    1    yes    One column format on a new page.
.2c    1    yes    Two column format.
.EN    -    yes    Space after equation
produced by eqn or neqn.
.EQ x y    -    yes    Precede equation; break out and
add space. Equation number is y. The optional argument x may be I to indent equation (default), L to left-adjust the equation, or C to center the equation.
.GE    -    yes    End gremlin picture.
.GS    -    yes    Begin gremlin picture.
.PE    -    yes    End pic picture.
.PS    -    yes    Begin pic picture.
.TE    -    yes    End table.
.TH    -    yes    End heading section of table.
.TS x    -    yes    Begin table; if x is
H table has repeated heading.
.ac A N    -    no    Set up for ACM style output.
A is the Author's name(s), N is the total number of pages. Must be given before the first initialization.
.b x    no    no    Print
x in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
.ba +n    0    yes    Augments the base indent by
n. This indent is used to set the indent on regular text (like paragraphs).
.bc    no    yes    Begin new column
.bi x    no    no    Print
x in bold italics (nofill only)
.bu    -    yes    Begin bulleted paragraph
.bx x    no    no    Print x in a box (nofill only).
.ef 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set even footer to x  y  z
.eh 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set even header to x  y  z
.fo 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set footer to x  y  z
.hx    -    no    Suppress headers and footers on next page.
.he 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set header to x  y  z
.hl    -    yes    Draw a horizontal line
.i x    no    no    Italicize
x; if x missing, italic text follows.
.ip x y    no    yes    Start indented paragraph,
with hanging tag x. Indentation is y ens (default 5).
.lp    yes    yes    Start left-blocked paragraph.
.lo    -    no    Read in a file of local macros of the
form .*x. Must be given before initialization.
.np    1    yes    Start numbered paragraph.
.of 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set odd footer to x  y  z
.oh 'x'y'z'    ''''    no    Set odd header to x  y  z
.pd    -    yes    Print delayed text.
.pp    no    yes    Begin paragraph.
First line indented.
.r    yes    no    Roman text follows.
.re    -    no    Reset tabs to default values.
.sc    no    no    Read in a file of special characters
and diacritical marks. Must be given before initialization.
.sh n x    -    yes    Section head follows,
font automatically bold. n is level of section, x is title of section.
.sk    no    no    Leave the next page blank.
Only one page is remembered ahead.
.sm x    -    no    Set
x in a smaller pointsize.
.sz +n    10p    no    Augment the point size by
n points.
.th    no    no    Produce the paper in thesis format.
Must be given before initialization.
.tp    no    yes    Begin title page.
.u x    -    no    Underline argument (even in troff).
(Nofill only).
.uh    -    yes    Like .sh but unnumbered.
.xp x    -    no    Print index
x.