groff_ms(7) -- Linux man page
NAME
groff_ms - groff ms macros
SYNOPSIS
groff
-ms
[
options...
]
[
files...
]
groff
-m ms
[
options...
]
[
files...
]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page describes the GNU version of the
ms
macros,
part of the
groff
typesetting system.
The
ms
macros are mostly compatible with the
documented behavior of the 4.3
BSD
Unix
ms
macros (see
Differences from troff ms
below for details).
The
ms
macros are suitable for reports, letters, books, and
technical documentation.
USAGE
The
ms
macro package expects files to have
a certain amount of structure.
The simplest documents can begin with a paragraph macro
and consist of text separated by paragraph macros
or even blank lines.
Longer documents have a structure as follows:
- Document type
-
If you use the
RP
(report) macro at the beginning of the document,
groff
prints the cover page information on its own page;
otherwise it prints the information on the
first page with your document text immediately following.
Other document formats found in AT&T
troff
are specific to AT&T
or Berkeley, and are not supported in
groff ms.
- Format and layout
-
By setting number registers,
you can change your document's type (font and size),
margins, spacing, headers and footers, and footnotes.
See
Document control registers
below for more details.
- Cover page
-
A cover page consists of a title,
and optionally the author's name and institution,
an abstract, and the date.
See
Cover page macros
below for more details.
- Body
-
Following the cover page is your document.
It consists of paragraphs, headings, and lists.
- Table of contents
-
Longer documents usually include a table of contents,
which you can add by placing the
TC
macro at the end of your document.
Document control registers
The following table lists the document control
number registers.
For the sake of consistency,
set registers related to margins at the beginning of your document,
or just after the
RP
macro.
Margin settings
-
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