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91 lines
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title: "groff"
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tags: [ "Documentation", "Data" ]
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---
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# Basic Documents
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Great a file called `name.ms`, with the following content:
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```
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.TL
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Groff-Time
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.AU
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Ghost
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.NH
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How to Format Groff Documents.
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.PP
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Groff needs two new lines to show a new paragraph.
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```
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Then make a pdf from the document with:
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`groff -ems name.ms -Tpdf > name.pdf`
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The commands must be placed at the start of a line.
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The available commands are:
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| Result | Command |
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|:----------------:|:-------------------|
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| Section Header | .NH 1 |
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| Subsection | .NH 2 |
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| Subsubsection | .NH 3 |
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| Paragraph | .PP |
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| Bold text | .B "text" |
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| Italic text | .I "text" |
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| Bold Italic text | .BI "text" |
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| Author | .AU |
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| Title | .TL |
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| Start abstract | .AB |
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| Start an equation| .EQ |
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| End an equation | .EN |
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## Equations
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To format `2+2=5`, we can do:
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.EQ
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2+2=5
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.EN
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```
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The equation shorthands are predictable:
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| Symbol | Macro |
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|:----------:|:--------|
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| Greater than or equal to | >= |
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| Not equal | != |
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| Superscript | sup {thing} |
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- [List of symbols](https://www.math-linux.com/man/man7/groff_char.7.html)
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### Examples
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The fraction 2/5ths:
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.EQ
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\[25]
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.EN
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```
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E=MC^2:
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```
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.EQ
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E = MC sup 2
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.EN
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```
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Praedicate logic:
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```
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.EQ
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\[fa] x Rx \[te] y Syx
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.EN
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```
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