"How to format academic papers on Linux with groff -me" by Jim Hall

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"How to format academic papers on Linux with groff -me" by Jim Hall

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roff typesetting: groff, troff, etc.@lemmy.ml · 4 years ago

How to format academic papers on Linux with groff -me

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Learn simple macros to add footnotes, blockquotes, lists, subheads, and other formatting for your class papers.

This is an excellent introduction to using groff with the -me macro set. It is tailored towards anyone just looking for a quick start and even comes with some sample files at the end.

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“Groff (GNU troff) is a typesetting system that reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output. Output may be PostScript or PDF, html, or ASCII/UTF-8 for display at the terminal. Present on most Unix systems owing to its long association with Unix manuals (manpages), groff is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents while consuming only minimal system resources.” – from GNU

(link: https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/)

Feel free to ask questions about the roff family and its many macros! Interested in learning more? Type man groff or info groff into your terminal to read the documentation. A good macro to start with is the ms macro!

Note: you may have to install groff using your package manager for its full capabilities, as many GNU/Linux distributions only ship with the base package used in manpages.

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