msg(5)

NAME
     msg - text formatting macros for IRIX messages

SYNOPSIS
     nroff -msg files

DESCRIPTION
     The msg macros are a package of nroff macro definitions that provides a
     formatting facility for the printed documents of the message system.  The
     Requests subsection defines all available macros.

     Virtually all nroff directives should be unnecessary in conjunction with
     this macro package.  However, they are available if desired and should
     work as documented.  You also can create tables and equations by using
     tbl(1) and eqn(1) directives, respectively; these processors work with
     the msg macros.

   Requests
     Unless otherwise noted, all msg requests (macros) must start at the
     beginning of a line.  No other text lines or words can start with a .
     symbol.

     .2S         Starts two-column mode.

     .2E         Ends two-column mode.

     .BL [x]     (Bulleted list) Makes an entry in a bulleted list.  The x is
                 either d for double-spaced list or s for single-spaced list
                 (the default).

     .CH x "string1" "string2"
                 (Column headings) Makes column heads for two-column lists; x
                 is indent (as in _TL); string1 and string2 are column heads.
                 x cannot be less than 1.28 or greater than 47.  If x is less
                 than the width of string1, the width of string1 is used as
                 the first column width.  If the first column width would
                 leave the second column less than 5-ens wide, x is adjusted
                 to keep the second column 5-ens wide.

     .CR [x] [y] (Counter reset) Resets the counter that is output by the \*n
                 string.  The x argument is the number at which the next count
                 will start (default is 1).  The y argument is the type of the
                 counter character (default is Arabic numerals).  For a list
                 of the values that you may use for y, see the description of
                 the x argument of the .NL macro).

     .CS         (Code start) Begins a block of non-wrapping code lines.  In
                 two-column mode, lines between .CS and .CE macros cannot
                 consist of more than 44 characters.

     .CE         (Code end) Ends a code block started with .CS.

     .DL [x]     (Dashed list) Makes an entry in a dashed list.  The x is
                 either d for double-spaced list or s for single-spaced list
                 (the default).

     .EQ         Starts equation (with eqn); ends equation with .EN.

     .EN         Ends equation (with eqn).

     .GC "group" (Group code) Defines the group code to be used for a set of
                 messages.  You must define the group code because it is
                 printed as part of the message identifier for each message.

     (Message start) Starts a message block that, by default, will not break
     over columns or pages, unless it is longer than one column (page).  To
     force a message to break over a column or page, use the b option.  The
     msg-# is the message number used in the online message system.

     .ME  (Message end) Ends a message block.

     .NL [x [y [z [d] ] ] ]
          (Numbered list) Makes an entry in a numbered list.  The x is either
          the type of numerals you want (default is Arabic), or a d to specify
          a double-spaced, Arabic-numbered list.  The y is the indent between
          the numerals and the paragraph.  The z is the number at which to
          (re)start the count if you want something other than the first
          character in the series (1 or i or A, and so on).  If you want a
          double-spaced list that uses something other than Arabic numerals
          (so that you cannot specify d for x), specify the d as a fourth
          argument to .NL.  The x argument can have one of the following
          values:

     Value   Default Indent   Result
     1       3.3              Arabic numerals (the default)
     a       3.3              Lowercase letters
     A       4                Uppercase letters
     i       4.5              Lowercase roman numerals
     I       5                Uppercase roman numerals
     d       3.3              Arabic numerals, with full blank lines between list entries

          You should end numbered lists with the .NN macro.

     .NN  (Numbered-list end) Ends numbered list (resets numbers to 1 at that
          level of indent).

     .PP [x]
          (Paragraph (resets indent)) x is the number of (printed) lines to
          keep together on the same page; the default is 4.  Use this argument
          only if you use the b option to .MS or if your message is longer
          than one column.
     .SP [x]
          Adds vertical space (leading) without resetting indentation.  Use
          _SP instead of _PP in indented lists and examples).  The x is the
          number of following lines to keep in one block (not break over
          pages).

     .ST "string"
          (Section title) string is the section title.

     .TL [x [y] ]
          (Tagged list) Makes a tagged-paragraph list.  The following line is
          the tag, and, on only the first entry, x is the indent; it cannot be
          less than 1.28 or greater than 47, and if you do not specify it, it
          defaults to 5 ens.  The y is either d for double-spaced list or s
          for single-spaced list (the default).

     .TS  (Table start) Begins a table to be processed with tbl.  Be sure that
          tables are 3.3i or narrower in width.

     .TE  (Table end) Ends a table to be processed by tbl.

   Font Changes
     \fB              Change to bold font (can start anywhere on a line).

     \fI or \*V       Change to italic font (can start anywhere on a line).

     \fR              Change to roman font (can start anywhere on a line).

     \*C              Change to Courier font (can start anywhere on a line).

     \*(Cb or \f(CB   Change to Courier bold font (can start anywhere on a
                      line).

     \*(Co or \f(CO   Change to Courier italic font (can start anywhere on a
                      line).

     \fP              Change to previous font (use to undo font change).

   Nonprinting Comments
     '\"

FILES
     /usr/share/lib/tmac/tmac.sg   Message macro package

SEE ALSO
     eqn(1), explain(1), nroff(1), tbl(1).