REQUESTS
In the following list, “initialization” refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is incomplete; see
The -me Reference Manual for interesting details.
Request Initial Cause Explanation Value Break
.(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. .ac
A N - no Set up for ACM style output.
A is the Author's name(s),
N is the total number of pages. Must be given before the first initialization. .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
́x́ýź ́́́́ no Set even footer to x y z .eh
́x́ýź ́́́́ no Set even header to x y z .fo
́x́ýź ́́́́ no Set footer to x y z .hx - no Suppress headers and footers on next page. .he
́x́ýź ́́́́ 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. .lo - no Read in a file of local macros of the form
.*x. Must be given before initialization. .np 1 yes Start numbered paragraph. .of
́x́ýź ́́́́ no Set odd footer to x y z .oh
́x́ýź ́́́́ 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. .sc no no Read in a file of special characters and diacritical marks. Must be given before initialization. .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. .th no no Produce the paper in thesis format. Must be given before initialization. .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.