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UNIX° TEXT PROCESSING

by Dale Dougherty, Tim O'Reilly

May 1987

Intermediate to advanced

680 pages

17h 3m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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A WorkspaceTools for EditingDocument FormattingPrintingOther UNIX Text-Processing Tools
The UNIX ShellOutput RedirectionSpecial CharactersEnvironment VariablesPipes and FiltersShell Scripts
Session 1: Basic CommandsOpening a FileMoving the CursorSimple EditsSession 2: Moving around in a HurryMovement by ScreensMovement by Text BlocksMovement by SearchesMovement by Line NumbersSession 3: Beyond the BasicsCommand-Line OptionsCustomizing viEdits and MovementMore Ways to Insert TextUsing BuffersMarking Your PlaceOther Advanced Edits
What the Formatter DoesUsing nroffUsing troffThe Markup LanguageTurning Filling On and OffControlling JustificationHyphenationPage LayoutPage TransitionsChanging FontsA First Look at Macros
Formatting a Text File with msPage LayoutParagraphsChanging Font and Point SizeDisplaysHeadingsCover Sheet MacrosMiscellaneous FeaturesPage Headers and FootersProblems on the First PageExtensions to ms

Formatting a Text FilePage LayoutJustificationWord HyphenationDisplaysChanging Font and Point SizeMore About DisplaysForcing a Page BreakFormatting ListsHeadingsTable of ContentsFootnotes and ReferencesExtensions to mm
The ex EditorUsing ex Commands in viWrite Locally, Edit GloballyPattern MatchingWriting and Quitting FilesReading In a FileExecuting UNIX CommandsEditing Multiple FilesWord AbbreviationSaving Commands with map
Using tblSpecifying TablesA Simple Table ExampleLaying Out a TableDescribing Column FormatsChanging the Format within a TablePutting Text Blocks in a ColumnBreaking Up Long TablesPutting Titles on TablesA tbl ChecklistSome Complex Tables
A Simple eqn ExampleUsing eqnSpecifying EquationsSpaces in EquationsUsing Braces for GroupingSpecial Character NamesSpecial SymbolsOther Positional NotationDiacritical MarksDefining TermsQuoted TextFine-Tuning the DocumentKeywords and PrecedenceProblem Checklist
The pic PreprocessorFrom Describing to Programming Drawingspic Enhancements
Managing Your FilesViewing the Contents of a FileSearching for Information in a FileProofing DocumentsComparing Versions of the Same DocumentManipulating DataCleaning Up and Backing UpCompressing FilesCommunicationsScripts of UNIX Sessions
Shell Programmingex ScriptsStream Editing (sed)A Proofreading Tool You Can Build
Invoking awkRecords and FieldsTesting FieldsPassing Parameters from a Shell ScriptChanging the Field SeparatorSystem VariablesLoopingawk ApplicationsTesting Programs
CommentsDefining MacrosMacro NamesMacro ArgumentsNested Macro DefinitionsConditional ExecutionInterrupted LinesNumber RegistersDefining StringsDiversionsEnvironment SwitchingRedefining Control and Escape CharactersDebugging Your MacrosError HandlingMacro Style
Formatter Escape SequencesLocal Vertical MotionsLocal Horizontal MotionsAbsolute MotionsLine DrawingTalking Directly to the PrinterMarking a Vertical PositionOverstriking Words or CharactersTabs, Leaders, and FieldsConstant SpacingPseudo-FontsCharacter Output TranslationsOutput Line NumberingChange BarsForm LettersReading in Other Files or Program Output
Just What Is a Macro Package, RevisitedBuilding a Consistent FrameworkPage TransitionsPage Transitions in msSome Extensions to the Basic PackageOther Exercises in Page Transition
Creating a Custom Macro PackageStructured Technical DocumentsFigure and Table HeadingsLists, Lists, and More ListsSource Code and Other ExamplesNotes, Cautions, and WarningsTable of Contents, Index. and Other End Lists
Saving an External Table of ContentsIndex ProcessingLet make Remember the DetailsWhere to Go from Here

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The `format` Macros

Throughout this book, we’ve made extensive references to portions of the extended ms macro package that we use in our technical writing business. These macros are used in conjunction with the format shell script to provide a complete document formatting environment.

This package was originally developed by Steve Talbott of Massachusetts Computer Corp. (MASSCOMP). We have extended and generalized it to meet the document design needs of many different clients.

The purpose of this appendix is to summarize, in one place, the function of the macros that the package contains. We have found that this set of macros covers the basic needs of people involved in the development of technical books and manuals.

The package relies on the existence of the underlying ms macros. In this sense, it is not a complete package. However, it is possible to define a simple subset of the ms macros to cover the basics if the full implementation of ms is not available.

For more information on the full implementation of these macros, please feel free to contact us in care of the publisher.

▪ Summary of the Macros ▪

The following list summarizes the user-callable macros in the format macro package.

`.[ABCD]h`	A-level head, B-level head, and so on.
`.Dr`	Specify whether the current version is a draft. (Drafts are dated.)
`.Fs`	Start a figure.
`.Fe` title	Figure end. Figures are automatically ...