MAN(7)

NAME
man - macros to typeset manual

SYNOPSIS
nroff -man file ...

troff -man file ...

DESCRIPTION
These macros are used to lay out pages of this manual.

Any text argument t may be zero to six words. Quotes may be used to include blanks in a `word'. If text is empty, the special treatment is applied to the next input line with text to be printed. In this way .I may be used to italicize a whole line, or .SM followed by .B to make small bold letters.

A prevailing indent distance is remembered between successive indented paragraphs, and is reset to default value upon reaching a non-indented paragraph. Default units for indents i are ens.

Type font and size are reset to default values before each paragraph, and after processing font and size setting macros.

These strings are predefined by -man:

\*R `(Reg)', trademark symbol in troff.

\*S Change to default type size.

REQUESTS
Request    Cause    If no    Explanation
    Break    Argument
.B t    no    t=n.t.l.*    Text
t is bold.
.BI t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating bold and italic.
.BR t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating bold and Roman.
.DT    no    .5i 1i...    Restore default tabs.
.HP i    yes    i=p.i.*    Set prevailing indent to
i. Begin paragraph with hanging indent.
.I t    no    t=n.t.l.    Text
t is italic.
.IB t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating italic and bold.
.IP x i    yes    x=""    Same as .TP with tag
x.
.IR t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating italic and Roman.
.LP    yes    -    Same as .PP.
.PD d    no    d=.4v    Interparagraph distance is
d.
.PP    yes    -    Begin paragraph.
Set prevailing indent to .5i.
.RE    yes    -    End of relative indent.
Set prevailing indent to amount of starting .RS.
.RB t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating Roman and bold.
.RI t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join
words of t alternating Roman and italic.
.RS i    yes    i=p.i.    Start relative indent,
move left margin in distance i. Set prevailing indent to .5i for nested indents.
.SH t    yes    t=n.t.l.    Subhead.
.SB t    no    t=n.t.l.    Text
t is small and bold.
.SM t    no    t=n.t.l.    Text
t is small.
.TH n c d x s    yes    -    Begin page named
n of chapter c; d is date of last change; x is extra commentary, e.g. `local', for page foot; s is a section description. Set prevailing indent and tabs to .5i.
.TP i    yes    i=p.i.    Set prevailing indent to
i. Begin indented paragraph with hanging tag given by next text line. If tag doesn't fit, place it on separate line.

* n.t.l. = next text line; p.i. = prevailing indent

SEE ALSO
nroff(1), troff(1), man(1)

NOTES
Relative indents don't nest.