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MAN(7)                 BSD Reference Manual                MAN(7)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
      man - (deprecated) macros to typeset manual

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
      n\bnr\bro\bof\bff\bf  -\b-m\bma\ban\bn  file ...

      t\btr\bro\bof\bff\bf  -\b-m\bma\ban\bn  file ...

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
      These  macros  were  used  in the past to lay out pages of
      this manual.  A skeleton page may be  found  in  the  file
      /usr/share/misc/man.template.  The new macros are in

      Any  text argument _\bt may be zero to six words.  Quotes may
      be used to include blanks in a `word'.  If _\bt_\be_\bx_\bt is  empty,
      special  treatment  is applied to the next input line with
      text to be printed.  In this way .\b.I may be used to  itali-
      cize  a  whole  line, or .\b.SM may be followed by .\b.B to make
      small bold letters.

      A prevailing indent distance is remembered between succes-
      sive  indented  paragraphs,  and is reset to default value
      upon reaching a non-indented paragraph.  Default units for
      indents _\bi 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 -\b-m\bma\ban\bn:

      \*R    `(Reg)', trademark symbol in _\bt_\br_\bo_\bf_\bf_\b.

      \*S    Change to default type size.

F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
      /usr/share/tmac/tmac.an
      /usr/man/man.template

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
      man(1), troff(1)

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
      Relative indents don't nest.

R\bRE\bEQ\bQU\bUE\bES\bST\bTS\bS
Request      Cause If no    Explanation
            Break Argument
.B _\bt         no    _\bt=n.t.l.*Text _\bt is bold.
.BI  _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join words of _\bt alternating bold and
                           italic.



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MAN(7)                 BSD Reference Manual                MAN(7)


.BR _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join words of _\bt alternating bold  and
                           Roman.
.DT          no    .5i 1i...Restore default tabs.
.HP  _\bi        yes   _\bi=p.i.*  Set  prevailing  indent to _\bi_\b.  Begin
                           paragraph with hanging indent.
.I _\bt         no    _\bt=n.t.l. Text _\bt is italic.
.IB _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join words of  _\bt  alternating  italic
                           and bold.
.IP _\bx _\bi      yes   _\bx=""     Same as .TP with tag _\bx_\b.
.IR  _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join  words  of _\bt alternating italic
                           and Roman.
.LP          yes   -        Same as .PP.
.PD _\bd        no    _\bd=.4v    Interparagraph distance is _\bd_\b.
.PP          yes   -        Begin  paragraph.    Set   prevailing
                           indent to .5i.
.RE          yes   -        End of relative indent.  Set prevail-
                           ing indent to amount of starting .RS.
.RB _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join words of _\bt alternating Roman and
                           bold.
.RI _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Join words of _\bt alternating Roman and
                           italic.
.RS _\bi        yes   _\bi=p.i.   Start relative indent, move left mar-
                           gin in distance  _\bi_\b.   Set  prevailing
                           indent to .5i for nested indents.
.SH _\bt        yes   _\bt=n.t.l. Subhead.
.SM _\bt        no    _\bt=n.t.l. Text _\bt is small.
.TH  _\bn  _\bc _\bx _\bv _\bm      yes      -Begin page named _\bn of chapter _\bc_\b; _\bx
                           is extra  commentary,  e.g.  `local',
                           for  page  foot center; _\bv alters page
                           foot left, e.g. `4th Berkeley Distri-
                           bution';  _\bm  alters page head center,
                           e.g. `Brand X  Programmer's  Manual'.
                           Set  prevailing  indent  and  tabs to
                           .5i.
.TP _\bi        yes   _\bi=p.i.   Set prevailing indent  to  _\bi_\b.   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













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