How to write man pages - nrof -man

.TH title section date extra2 extra3

.SH $1 (Section Header)

.SS $1 (Subsection)

.BR break line

.P New paragraph (vertical space, point size, font regular, indent)

.LP $1  (labeled paragraph, label $1)

.TP $1 (will be at the left column until next line input's newline.)

       After newline, will be a bit more to the left($1), as in html's <DL>.

       Subsequent .TP, without parameter, will keep the later parameter.

       The .TP indent value is reset after .PP. (?)

.IP $1 (Starts an indented paragraph where "item" is put to the left of it; if

        no blanks in "item", quotes are not needed.)

.HP (Starts a paragraph with a hanging indent; i.e. lines after the first are

        indented)

.RE Defines an indented region

.NF Nofill (used to suppress normal line filling; used for preformatted text)

.FI Fill (used to resume normal line filling, usually after a .nf)

.\" Comment line

.B (bold)

.I (Italic)

.SM (Small)

.SB (Small bold)

.IR $1 $2  (first italic, second regular, ...)

.RI $1 $2  (first regular, second italic, ...)

.IB $1 $2  as above, italic bold.

.BI $1 $2  as above, bold italic

.RB $1 $2  as above, regular bold.

.BB $1 $2  as above, bold regular

.RS Store indents

.RE Restore indents

.R  Register sign (R)

\fX change font (B, R)

\-  char -

\`  char `

.AT (settings for Unix)

.UC (settings for BSD)

.DT (tabs every .5 inches)

.PD ?

.LP  ??

.IP