HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 5 Miscellaneous (vol 9)

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man(5) man(5)
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 expres-
sions, 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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