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The first parameter is set in an appropriate font or format. The second parameter, punctuation , is set in
roman font and is provided for concatenated punctuation. The two parameters are concatenated as with
the font macros.
.CD commandname punctuation
commandname is a command name, usually defined in a section 1 or 1M manpage, such as
man. It is displayed in constant-width font.
.CT citationtitle punctuation
citationtitle is the name of a document, such as HP-UX Reference . It is displayed in italics.
(Use the standard
.IR macro for manpage references.)
.EM emphasis punctuation
emphasis is a word or phrase that you want to emphasize, such as Do not. Use emphasis spar-
ingly. It is displayed in italics. (Use the standard
.I macro for variable names.)
.ER errorname punctuation
errorname is an error name that corresponds to a value assigned to
errno by a function and
described in the ERRORS section of a manpage. It is displayed in roman, enclosed in square
brackets. For example,
.ER EIO . is displayed as [EIO].
.EV environvarname punctuation
environvarname is the name of an environmental variable, such as
PATH. It is displayed in
constant-width font.
.GT glossterm punctuation
glossterm is a glossary term, or a term that you are defining for later use in the manpage, such
as path name. It is displayed in bold.
.KC keycap punctuation
keycap is the name of a keyboard key, such as Tab. It is displayed in bold.
.RV returnvalue punctuation
returnvalue is a numerical return value of a function or exit status of a command, usually as
defined in a RETURN VALUE or EXIT STATUS section. It is generally used for number
expressions, such as 0, >3, and <>0, but not for word descriptions, such as "nonzero". It is
displayed in constant-width font.
.SC systemconstant punctuation
systemconstant is an operating system constant name, such as
PATH_MAX. It is displayed in
constant-width font. See getconf (1).
Other Macros
.DT Restore default tab settings: every 5 ens in nroff; every 3.6 ems in troff.
.PM sf Produce Bell System proprietary subfooters.
sf produces
P PRIVATE
N NOTICE
BP BELL LABORATORIES PROPRIETARY
BR BELL LABORATORIES RESTRICTED
Strings
The following string references are defined:
\*R Registered Trademark symbol: displayed as (Reg.) in nroff, and using the \(rg inline
macro in troff.
\*S Change to default type size. This is executed as a \s inline macro.
\*(Tm Trademark indicator, TM, displayed as a superscript if possible.
Numbers
The following number references are defined:
\n(IN Left text margin indent relative to section heads and default value for mi and in: 5 ens in
nroff; 3.6 ems in troff. IN is expressed in basic units (u).
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