Macro Name | Initial Value | Break? Reset? | Explanation |
.AB x | - | y | begin abstract; if x=no do not label abstract |
.AE | - | y | end abstract |
.AI | - | y | author's institution |
.AM | - | n | better accent mark definitions |
.AU | - | y | author's name |
.B x | - | n | embolden x; if no x, switch to boldface |
.B1 | - | y | begin text to be enclosed in a box |
.B2 | - | y | end boxed text and print it |
.BT | date | n | bottom title, printed at foot of page |
.BX x | - | n | print word x in a box |
.CM | if t | n | cut mark between pages |
.CT | - | y,y | chapter title: page number moved to CF (TM only) |
.DA x | if n | n | force date x at bottom of page; today if no x |
.DEtblbr | - | y | end display (unfilled text) of any kind |
.DS x y | I | y | begin display with keep; x=I,L,C,B; y=indent |
.ID y | 8n,.5i | y | indented display with no keep; y=indent |
.LD | - | y | left display with no keep |
.CD | - | y | centered display with no keep |
.BD | - | y | block display; center entire block |
.EF x | - | n | even page footer x (3 part as for .tl) |
.EH x | - | n | even page header x (3 part as for .tl) |
.EN | - | y | end displayed equation produced by eqn |
.EQ x y | - | y | break out equation; x=L,I,C; y=equation number |
.FEtblbr | - | n | end footnote to be placed at bottom of page |
.FP | - | n | numbered footnote paragraph; may be redefined |
.FS x | - | n | start footnote; x is optional footnote label |
.HD | undef | n | optional page header below header margin |
.I x | - | n | italicize x; if no x, switch to italics |
.IP x y | - | y,y | indented paragraph, with hanging tag x; y=indent |
.IX x y | - | y | index words x y and so on (up to 5 levels) |
.KE | - | n | end keep of any kind |
.KF | - | n | begin floating keep; text fills remainder of page |
.KS | - | y | begin keep; unit kept together on a single page |
.LG | - | n | larger; increase point size by 2 |
.LPtblbr | - | y,y | left (block) paragraph. |
.MC x | - | y,y | multiple columns; x=column width |
.ND x | if t | n | no date in page footer; x is date on cover |
.NH x y | - | y,y | numbered header; x=level, x=0 resets, x=S sets to y |
.NL | 10p | n | set point size back to normal |
.OF x | - | n | odd page footer x (3 part as for .tl) |
.OH x | - | n | odd page header x (3 part as for .tl) |
.P1 | if TM | n | print header on first page |
.PP | - | y,y | paragraph with first line indented |
.PT | - % - | n | page title, printed at head of page |
.PX x | - | y | print index (table of contents); x=no suppresses title |
.QP | - | y,y | quote paragraph (indented and shorter) |
.R | on | n | return to Roman font |
.REtblbr | 5n | y,y | retreat: end level of relative indentation |
.RP x | - | n | released paper format; x=no stops title on first page |
.RS | 5n | y,y | right shift: start level of relative indentation |
.SH | - | y,y | section header, in boldface |
.SM | - | n | smaller; decrease point size by 2 |
.TA | 8n,5n | n | set TAB characters to 8n 16n ... (nroff) or 5n 10n ... (troff) |
.TC x | - | y | print table of contents at end; x=no suppresses title |
.TE | - | y | end of table processed by tbl |
.THtblbr | - | y | end multi-page header of table |
.TL | - | y | title in boldface and two points larger |
.TM | off | n | UC Berkeley thesis mode |
.TS x | - | y,y | begin table; if x=H table has multi-page header |
.UL x | - | n | underline x, even in troff |
.UX x | - | n | UNIX; trademark message first time; x appended |
.XA x y | - | y | another index entry; x=page or no for none; y=indent |
.XE | - | y | end index entry (or series of .IX entries) |
.XP | - | y,y | paragraph with first line indented, others indented |
.XS x y | - | y | begin index entry; x=page or no for none; y=indent |
.1C | on | y,y | one column format, on a new page |
.2C | - | y,y | begin two column format |
.]- | - | n | beginning of refer reference |
.[0 | - | n | end of unclassifiable type of reference |
.[N | - | n | N= 1:journal-article, 2:book, 3:book-article, 4:report |