---
name: "me"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "groff"
version: "1.10-2"
release: "Debian 1.2 (Rex)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/me"
---

# me(7)

troff macros for formatting papers

## NAME

groff\_me - troff macros for formatting papers

## SYNOPSIS

**groff -me** \[ options \] file ... \
 **troff -me** \[ options \] file ...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the GNU version of the -me macros, which is part of the groff document formatting system. This version can be used with both GNU troff and Unix troff. This package of  *troff* macro definitions provides a canned formatting facility for tech%nical papers in various formats.

The macro requests are defined below. Many *troff* requests are unsafe in conjunction with this package, however, these requests may be used with impunity after the first .pp:

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  .bp	begin new page .br	break output line here .sp n	insert n spacing lines .ls n	(line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space .na	no alignment of right margin .ce n	center next n lines .ul n	underline next n lines

Output of the *pic,* *eqn,* *refer,* and *tbl* preprocessors is acceptable as input.

## FILES

/usr/share/groff/tmac/tmac.e

## SEE ALSO

[**groff**(1)](/groff/1.md), [**troff**(1)](/troff/1.md)\
 \-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman\
 Writing Papers with Groff Using -me

## REQUESTS

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. .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 *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	no	Set even footer to x  y  z .eh *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	no	Set even header to x  y  z .fo *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	no	Set footer to x  y  z .hx	-	no	Suppress headers and footers on next page. .he *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	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. .np	1	yes	Start numbered paragraph. .of *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	no	Set odd footer to x  y  z .oh *´x´y´z´*	´´´´	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. .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. .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.*