man \- macros to typeset manual
These macros are used to lay out pages of this manual.
A skeleton page may be found in the file
may be zero to six words.
Quotes may be used to include blanks in a `word'.
the special treatment is applied to
the next input line with text to be printed.
may be used to italicize a whole line, or
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
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
.if n `(Reg)', trademark symbol in
Change to default type size.
Relative indents don't nest.
.ta \w'.TH n c x 'u +\w'Cause 'u +\w'Argument\ 'u
Request Cause If no Explanation
.B \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l.* Text
.BI \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating bold and italic.
.BR \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating bold and Roman.
.DT no .5i 1i... Restore default tabs.
.HP \fIi\fR yes \fIi\fR=p.i.* Set prevailing indent to
Begin paragraph with hanging indent.
.I \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Text
.IB \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating italic and bold.
.IP \fIx i\fR yes \fIx\fR="" Same as .TP with tag
.IR \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating italic and Roman.
.PD \fId\fR no \fId\fR=.4v Interparagraph distance is
.PP yes - Begin paragraph.
Set prevailing indent to .5i.
.RE yes - End of relative indent.
Set prevailing indent to amount of starting .RS.
.RB \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating Roman and bold.
.RI \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Join
alternating Roman and italic.
.RS \fIi\fR yes \fIi\fR=p.i. Start relative indent,
move left margin in distance
Set prevailing indent to .5i for nested indents.
.SH \fIt\fR yes \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Subhead.
.SM \fIt\fR no \fIt\fR=n.t.l. Text
.TH \fIn c x\fR yes - Begin page named
is extra commentary, e.g. `local', for page foot.
Set prevailing indent and tabs to .5i.
.TP \fIi\fR yes \fIi\fR=p.i. Set prevailing indent to
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