Name

Synopsis

troff -man  file ...

Description

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.

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Request    Cause    If no    Explanation    Break    Argument
t    no    t=n.t.l.*    Text t is bold. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating bold and italic. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating bold and Roman.

i.

Begin paragraph with hanging indent. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Text t is italic. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating italic and bold.

x

x. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating italic and Roman.

d.

Set prevailing indent to .5i. Set prevailing indent to amount of starting .RS. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating Roman and bold. t    no    t=n.t.l.    Join words of t alternating Roman and italic.

move left margin in distance i. Set prevailing indent to .5i for nested indents.

t    yes    t=n.t.l.    Subhead.

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

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• t yes t=n.t.l. Subhead.