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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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What’s in a Macro Package?

In Chapters 4, 14, and 15, you’ve seen almost all of the individual formatting requests that nroff and troff provide, and many examples of groups of requests working together in macros. However, writing individual macros is still a far cry from putting together a complete package.

In Chapters 5 and 6, you’ve seen the features built into the ms and mm macro packages, so you can imagine the amount and complexity of macro definitions. Perhaps you have even looked at a macro package and determined that it was impossible to decipher. Nonetheless, it is possible even as a beginner to write your own macro package or to make extensions to one of the existing packages.

In this chapter, we’ll look at the structure of a macro package—the essentials that allow you to handle basic page formatting. Then, in the next chapter, we’ll look at a macro package with extensions for formatting large technical manuals or books. Even if you have no plans to write a new macro package, this chapter will help you understand and work with existing packages.

▪ Just What Is a Macro Package, Revisited ▪

When considering what a macro package is, you might think only of the visible features provided by macros in existing macro packages. But a macro package is more than a collection of user macros that implement various features. Failing to understand this fact might cause someone ...