Note that this -ms macro package is a subset of the complete ms package since nroff(1) is not quite up to it yet. Still, it supports most of what is normally used, including the table of contents macros.
Some nroff requests may be unsafe in conjunction with this package. However, the first four requests below may be used with impunity after initialization, and the last two may be used even before initialization:
.bp begin new page
.br break output line
.sp n insert n spacing lines
.ce n center next n lines
.ls n line spacing: n=1 single, n=2 double space
.na no alignment of right margin
Font changes with are also allowed;
for example, '\fIword\fR' will italicize word.
Macro Initial Break? Explanation Name Value Reset? .AB x - y begin abstract; if x=no don't label abstract .AE - y end abstract .AI - y author's institution, centered .AU - y author's name, centered .B x - n embolden x; if no x, switch to boldface .I x - n italicize x; if no x, switch to italics .IP x - y,y indented paragraph, with hanging tag x .LP - y,y left (block) paragraph. .NH x - y,y numbered header; x=level, x=0 resets .PP - y,y paragraph with first line indented .QP - y,y quoted paragraph (indented, shorter) .R on n return to Roman font .RE - y,y end level of relative indentation .RS 5n y,y right shift: start level of relative indent .SH - y,y section header, no numbering .TL - y title, centered .XP - y,y extended paragraph (biblio entry) .XS p - y begin index entry, p = page .XA p - y another index entry, p = page .XE - y end index entry .PX - y print index (ignored)
Here is a list of string registers available in -ms; they may be used anywhere in the text:
Name String's Function
\*(DW weekday
\*(MO month (month of the year)
\*(DY day (current date)
\*Q quote (" in nroff)
\*U unquote (" in nroff)
\*- dash (-- in nroff)
Adapted for Atari ST (TOS) and Minix by Bill Rosenkranz net: rosenkra@convex.com CIS: 71460,17 GENIE: W.ROSENKRANZ