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