I may do my own macro processor since I don't like the man2html output. These are my notes on the macros I need to support.
Macro lines normally start with a period. If they start with a single backquote, there should be no spacing before/after the command.
Macro | Notes |
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.AB | Abort: dump to stdout and stop |
.AM | Append macro |
.AR | Argument (i) |
.B | Bold (b) |
.BI | Alternating bold then italic |
.BP | Break page |
.BR | Alternating bold then roman Actually: line break |
.CE | Center |
.CF | Copy file |
.DA | Divert append: like .DI but appends |
.DD | Define date |
.DE | Define macro |
.DI | Divert text to macro |
.DS | Define string |
.DT | Default tabstops Actually Document Title 1: doc title 2: section name 3: volume |
.EE | Example End |
.EL | Else (second part of .IE) |
.EX | Example |
.FAM | Font family |
.FL | Flush output |
.FP | Font position (for downloaded fonts) |
.FT | Font |
.FTR | Font translate |
.HCODE | Hyphenation code |
.HLA | Hyphenation language |
.HLM | Hyphenated line max |
.HP | Hanging paragraph |
.HPF | Hyphenation pattern file |
.HW | Hyphenation word |
.HY | Enable hyphenation |
.HYM | Hyphenation margin |
.HYS | Hyphenation space |
.I | Italic |
.IB | Alternating italic then bold |
.IE | If/else conditional (first part) |
.IF | If conditional |
.IN | Indent |
.IP | Indented paragraph |
.IR | Alternating italic then roman |
.LENGTH | |
.LL | Line length |
.LP | Paragraph |
.LS | Line spacing |
.MSO | Macro source |
.NA | No adjust |
.NE | ??? next entry ??? vertical space? |
.NF | No-fill: line breaks in source are preserved |
.NH | No hyphenation |
.NM | Line numbers Actually: name |
.NN | No line numbers |
.NR | Number register |
.NX | Next record |
.OP | Option (surround with []), also macro-expand params |
.OS | Operating System |
.P | Paragraph (p) |
.PD | Paragraph distance |
.PL | Page length |
.PM | Print macro: dumps symbol table |
.PN | Page number |
.PNR | Print number register: dumps defined registers |
.PO | Page offset |
.PP | Paragraph (p) |
.PTR | Print trap: dumps defined traps |
.R | Roman |
.RB | Alternating roman then bold |
.RD | Read into stdin |
.RE | Relative index end (/blockquote) |
.RI | Alternating roman then italic |
.RS | Relative indent start (blockquote) |
.SB | Small bold |
.SH | Section header (h2) |
.SHC | Soft hyphen character |
.SM | Small text |
.SO | Source: reads from external file |
.SP | Space (blank lines) |
.SS | Sub-subhead (h3) |
.SUBSTRING | |
.SY | System command |
.TE | Table end (/table) |
.TH | Table header (h1 and title) |
.TI | Temporary indent |
.TL | Title line |
.TM | dump output to stdout for debugging |
.TP | Tagged paragraph |
.TRF | Text read file |
.TS | Table start (table) |
.VB | Verbatim begin |
.VE | Verbatim end |
.WH | When (calls macro at page position) |
.WHILE | While flow control |
.XR | Cross-reference |
Symbol | Notes |
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\*R | Registered mark |
\*S | type size (ignored) |
\*(lq | Left quotation mark |
\*(rq | Right quotation mark |
\*(Tm | Trademark symbol |
\& | zero-width space |