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Normally, the header prints the +command name and section number on either side, and the optional fifth +argument to <code class="code">TH</code> in the center. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eBT"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.BT</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eBT'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-BT-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Control the content of the footers. Normally, the footer prints the +page number and the third and fourth arguments to <code class="code">TH</code>. +</p> +<p>Use the <code class="code">FT</code> register to specify the footer position. The default +is −0.5<span class="dmn">i</span>. +</p></dd></dl> + +</div> +<div class="unnumberedsubsubsec-level-extent" id="Ultrix_002dspecific-man-macros"> +<h4 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Ultrix-specific man macros</h4> +<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Ultrix_002dspecific-man-macros"></a> +<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-man-macros_002c-Ultrix_002dspecific"></a> + +<a class="index-entry-id" id="index-man_002eultrix"></a> +<p>The <code class="code">groff</code> source distribution includes a file named +<samp class="file">man.ultrix</samp>, containing macros compatible with the Ultrix variant +of <code class="code">man</code>. Copy this file into <samp class="file">man.local</samp> (or use the +<code class="code">mso</code> request to load it) to enable the following macros. +</p> +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eCT"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.CT</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments"><span class="r"><i class="slanted">key</i></span></var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eCT'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-CT-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Print ‘<samp class="samp"><CTRL/<var class="var">key</var>></samp>’. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eCW"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.CW</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eCW'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-CW-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Print subsequent text using a “constant-width” (monospaced) typeface +(Courier roman). +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eDs"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.Ds</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eDs'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Ds-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Begin a non-filled display. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eDe"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.De</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eDe'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-De-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>End a non-filled display started with <code class="code">Ds</code>. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eEX"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.EX</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">indent</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eEX'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-EX-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Begin a non-filled display using a monospaced typeface (Courier roman). +Use the optional <var class="var">indent</var> argument to indent the display. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eEE"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.EE</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eEE'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-EE-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>End a non-filled display started with <code class="code">EX</code>. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eG"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.G</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">text</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eG'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-G-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in Helvetica. If no text is present on the line where +the macro is called, then the text of the next line appears in +Helvetica. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eGL"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.GL</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">text</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eGL'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-GL-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in Helvetica oblique. If no text is present on the line +where the macro is called, then the text of the next line appears in +Helvetica Oblique. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eHB"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.HB</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">text</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eHB'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-HB-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Set <var class="var">text</var> in Helvetica bold. If no text is present on the line +where the macro is called, then all text up to the next <code class="code">HB</code> +appears in Helvetica bold. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eTB"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.TB</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">text</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eTB'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-TB-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Identical to <code class="code">HB</code>. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eMS"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.MS</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments"><span class="r"><i class="slanted">title</i></span> <span class="r"><i class="slanted">sect</i></span> [<span class="r"><i class="slanted">punct</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eMS'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-MS-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Set a man page reference in Ultrix format. The <var class="var">title</var> is in +Courier instead of italic. Optional punctuation follows the section +number without an intervening space. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eNT"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.NT</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<code class="code">C</code>] [<span class="r"><i class="slanted">title</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eNT'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-NT-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Begin a note. Print the optional <span class="r"><i class="slanted">title</i></span>, or the word “Note”, +centered on the page. Text following the macro makes up the body of the +note, and is indented on both sides. If the first argument is <code class="code">C</code>, +the body of the note is printed centered (the second argument replaces +the word “Note” if specified). +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eNE"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.NE</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eNE'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-NE-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>End a note begun with <code class="code">NT</code>. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002ePN"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.PN</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments"><span class="r"><i class="slanted">path</i></span> [<span class="r"><i class="slanted">punct</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002ePN'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-PN-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Set the path name in a monospaced typeface (Courier roman), followed by +optional punctuation. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002ePn"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.Pn</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<span class="r"><i class="slanted">punct</i></span>] <span class="r"><i class="slanted">path</i></span> [<span class="r"><i class="slanted">punct</i></span>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002ePn'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-Pn-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>If called with two arguments, identical to <code class="code">PN</code>. If called with +three arguments, set the second argument in a monospaced typeface +(Courier roman), bracketed by the first and third arguments in the +current font. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eR"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.R</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eR'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-R-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Switch to roman font and turn off any underlining in effect. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eRN"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.RN</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eRN'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-RN-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Print the string ‘<samp class="samp"><RETURN></samp>’. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eVS"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.VS</code></strong> <var class="def-var-arguments">[<code class="code">4</code>]</var><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eVS'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-VS-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>Start printing a change bar in the margin if the number <code class="code">4</code> is +specified. Otherwise, this macro does nothing. +</p></dd></dl> + +<dl class="first-deffn first-defmac-alias-first-deffn"> +<dt class="deffn defmac-alias-deffn" id="index-_002eVE"><span class="category-def">Macro: </span><span><strong class="def-name"><code class="t">.VE</code></strong><a class="copiable-link" href='#index-_002eVE'> ¶</a></span></dt> +<dd><a class="index-entry-id" id="index-VE-_005bman_005d"></a> +<p>End printing the change bar begun by <code class="code">VS</code>. +</p></dd></dl> + +</div> +<div class="unnumberedsubsubsec-level-extent" id="Simple-example"> +<h4 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">Simple example</h4> + +<p>The following example <samp class="file">man.local</samp> file alters the <code class="code">SH</code> macro +to add some extra vertical space before printing the heading. Headings +are printed in Helvetica bold. +</p> +<div class="example"> +<div class="group"><pre class="example-preformatted">.\" Make the heading fonts Helvetica +.ds HF HB +. +.\" Put more space in front of headings. +.rn SH SH-orig +.de SH +. if t .sp (u;\\n[PD]*2) +. SH-orig \\$* +.. +</pre></div></div> + + + +</div> +</div> +<hr> +<div class="nav-panel"> +<p> +Up: <a href="man.html"><samp class="file">man</samp></a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="Request-Index.html" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p> +</div> + + + +</body> +</html> |