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diff --git a/man/man7/ms.7 b/man/man7/ms.7 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b6c6788e --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man7/ms.7 @@ -0,0 +1,308 @@ +.TH MS 7 +.hc % +.SH NAME +ms \- macros for formatting manuscripts +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B "nroff -ms" +[ +.I options +] +.I file ... +.br +.B "troff -ms" +[ +.I options +] +.I file ... +.SH DESCRIPTION +This package of +.I nroff +and +.IR troff (1) +macro definitions provides a canned formatting +facility for tech%nical papers in various formats. +.PP +The macro requests are defined below. +Many +.I nroff +and +.I troff +requests are unsafe in conjunction with +this package, but the following requests may be used with +impunity after the first +.BR .PP : +.LR .bp , +.LR .br , +.LR .sp , +.LR .ls , +.LR .na . +.PP +Output of the +.IR eqn (1), +.IR tbl (1), +.IR pic (1) +and +.IR grap (1) +preprocessors +for equations, tables, pictures, and graphs is acceptable as input. +.SH FILES +.B /sys/lib/tmac/tmac.s +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.br +M. E. Lesk, +``Typing Documents on the UNIX System: Using the \-ms Macros with Troff and Nroff'', +.I +Unix Research System Programmer's Manual, +Tenth Edition, Volume 2. +.br +.IR eqn (1), +.IR troff (1), +.IR tbl (1), +.IR pic (1) +.SH REQUESTS +.ta \w'..ND \fIdate\fR 'u +\w'Initial 'u +\w'Cause 'u +.br +.di x + \ka +.br +.di +.in \nau +.ti0 +Request Initial Cause Explanation +.ti0 + Value Break +.br +.in \nau +.ti0 +\fL\&.1C\fP yes yes One column format on a new page. +.ti0 +\fL\&.2C\fP no yes Two column format. +.ti0 +\fL\&.AB\fP no yes Begin abstract. +.ti0 +\fL\&.AE\fP - yes End abstract. +.ti0 +\fL\&.AI\fP no yes Author's institution follows. +Suppressed in +.BR .TM . +.ti0 +\fL\&.AT\fP no yes Print `Attached' and turn off line filling. +.ti0 +\fL\&.AU\fP\fP\fP \fIx y\fR no yes Author's name follows. +.IR x " is location and " y " is" +extension, ignored except in +.BR TM . +.ti0 +\fL\&.B\fP \fIx y\fR no no Print +.I x +in boldface, append +.IR y ; +if no argument switch to boldface. +.ti0 +\fL\&.B1\fP no yes Begin text to be enclosed in a box. +.ti0 +\fL\&.B2\fP no yes End boxed text. +.ti0 +\fL\&.BI\fP \fIx y\fR no no Print +.I x +in bold italic and append +.IR y ; +if no argument switch to bold italic. +.ti0 +\fL\&.BT\fP date no Bottom title, automatically invoked at +foot of page. +May be redefined. +.ti0 +\fL\&.BX\fP \fIx\fR no no Print +.I x +in a box. +.ti0 +\fL\&.CW\fP \fIx y\fR no no Constant width font for +.IR x , +append +.IR y ; +if no argument switch to constant width. +.ti0 +\fL\&.CT\fP no yes Print `Copies to' and turn off line filling. +.ti0 +\fL\&.DA\fP \fIx\fR nroff no `Date line' at bottom of page +is +.IR x . +Default is today. +.ti0 +\fL\&.DE\fP - yes End displayed text. +Implies +.BR .KE . +.ti0 +\fL\&.DS\fP \fIx\fR no yes Start of displayed text, +to appear verbatim line-by-line: +.L I +indented (default), +.L L +left-justified, +.L C +centered, +.L B +(block) centered with straight left margin. +Implies +.BR .KS . +.ti0 +\fL\&.EG\fP no - Print document in BTL format for `Engineer's Notes.' Must be first. +.ti0 +\fL\&.EN\fP - yes Space after equation +produced by +.I neqn +or +.IR eqn (1). +.ti0 +\fL\&.EQ\fP \fIx y\fR - yes Display equation. +Equation number is +.IR y . +Optional +.I x +is +.BR I ", " L ", " C +as in +.BR .DS . +.ti0 +\fL\&.FE\fP - yes End footnote. +.ti0 +\fL\&.FP\fP \fIx\fR - no Set font positions for a family, e.g., +.L .FP lucidasans +.ti0 +\fL\&.FS\fP no no Start footnote. +The note will be moved to the bottom of the page. +.ti0 +\fL\&.HO\fP - no `Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, +New Jersey 07733'. +.ti0 +\fL\&.I\fP \fIx y\fR no no Italicize +.IR x , +append +.IR y ; +if no argument switch to italic. +.ti0 +\fL\&.IH\fP no no `Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois 60540' +.ti0 +\fL\&.IM\fP no no Print document in BTL format for an internal memorandum. Must be first. +.ti0 +\fL\&.IP\fP \fIx y\fR no yes Start indented paragraph, +with hanging tag +.IR x . +Indentation is +.I y +ens (default 5). +.ti0 +\fL\&.KE\fP - yes End keep. +Put kept text on next page if not enough room. +.ti0 +\fL\&.KF\fP no yes Start floating keep. +If the kept text must be moved to the next page, +float later text back to this page. +.ti0 +\fL\&.KS\fP no yes Start keeping following text. +.ti0 +\fL\&.LG\fP no no Make letters larger. +.ti0 +\fL\&.LP\fP yes yes Start left-blocked paragraph. +.ti0 +\fL\&.LT\fP no yes Start a letter; a non-empty first argument +produces a full Lucent letterhead, a second argument is a room number, +a third argument is a telephone number. +.ti0 +\fL\&.MF\fP - - Print document in BTL format for `Memorandum for File.' Must be first. +.ti0 +\fL\&.MH\fP - no `Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, +New Jersey 07974'. +.ti0 +\fL\&.MR\fP - - Print document in BTL format for `Memorandum for Record.' Must be first. +.ti0 +\fL\&.ND\fP \fIdate\fR troff no Use date supplied (if any) only in +special BTL format positions; omit from page footer. +.ti0 +\fL\&.NH\fP \fIn\fR - yes Same as +.BR .SH , +with automatic section +numbers like `1.2.3'; +.I n +is subsection level (default 1). +.ti0 +\fL\&.NL\fP yes no Make letters normal size. +.ti0 +\fL\&.P1\fP - yes Begin program display in constant width font. +.ti0 +\fL\&.P2\fP - yes End program display. +.ti0 +\fL\&.PE\fP - yes End picture; see +.IR pic (1). +.ti0 +\fL\&.PF\fP - yes End picture; restore vertical +position. +.ti0 +\fL\&.PP\fP no yes Begin paragraph. +First line indented. +.ti0 +\fL\&.PS\fP \fIh w\fR - yes Start picture; height +and width in inches. +.ti0 +\fL\&.PY\fP - no `Bell Laboratories, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854' +.ti0 +\fL\&.QE\fP - yes End quoted material. +.ti0 +\fL\&.QP\fP - yes Begin quoted paragraph (indent both margins). +.ti0 +\fL\&.QS\fP - yes Begin quoted material (indent both margins). +.ti0 +\fL\&.R\fP yes no Roman text follows. +.ti0 +\fL\&.RE\fP - yes End relative indent level. +.ti0 +\fL\&.RP\fP no - Cover sheet and first page for released +paper. +Must precede other requests. +.ti0 +\fL\&.RS\fP - yes Start level of relative indentation +from which subsequent indentation is measured. +.ti0 +\fL\&.SG\fP \fIx\fR no yes Insert signature(s) of author(s), +ignored except in +.B .TM +and +.BR .LT . +.IR x " is the reference line (initials of author and typist)." +.ti0 +\fL\&.SH\fP - yes Section head follows, +font automatically bold. +.ti0 +\fL\&.SM\fP no no Make letters smaller. +.ti0 +\fL\&.TA\fP\ \fIx\fR... 5... no Set tabs in ens. +Default is 5 10 15 ... +.ti0 +\fL\&.TE\fP - yes End table; see +.IR tbl (1). +.ti0 +\fL\&.TH\fP - yes End heading section of table. +.ti0 +\fL\&.TL\fP no yes Title follows. +.ti0 +\fL\&.TM\fP\ \fIx\fR... no - Print document in BTL technical memorandum format. +Arguments are TM number, (quoted list of) case number(s), and file number. +Must precede other requests. +.ti0 +\fL\&.TR\fP \fIx\fR - - Print in BTL technical report format; report number is \fIx\fR. Must be first. +.ti0 +\fL\&.TS\fP \fIx\fR - yes Begin table; if +.I x +is +.B H +table heading is repeated on new pages. +.ti0 +\fL\&.UL\fP \fIx\fR - no Underline argument (even in troff). +.ti0 +\fL\&.UX\fP\ \fIy z\fP - no `\fIz\fRUNIX\fIy\fP'; +first use gives registered trademark notice. +.ti0 +\fL\&.WH\fP - no `Bell Laboratories, Whippany, +New Jersey 07981'. +.hc |