This list is incomplete;
see
The -me Reference Manual
for interesting details.
\w'.eh \'x\'y\'z\' 'u +\w'Initial 'u +\w'Cause 'u
x
\ka
\nau
Request Initial Cause Explanation
Value Break
\nau
.(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.
.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.
.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.
.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.
.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.
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