\\
|
Prevent or delay the interpretation of \. |
\e
|
Printable version of the current escape character (usually \
).
|
\'
|
´
(acute accent); equivalent to \(aa
.
|
\`
|
`
(grave accent); equivalent to \(ga
.
|
\-
|
- (minus sign in the current font). |
\.
|
Period (dot). |
\
space
|
Unpaddable space-size space character.
|
\
newline
|
Concealed (ignored) newline. |
\0
|
Digit-width space. |
\|
|
1/6-em narrow space character (zero width in nroff
).
|
\^
|
1/12-em half-narrow space character (zero width in nroff
).
|
\&
|
Nonprinting, zero-width character.
|
\!
|
Transparent line indicator. |
\"
|
Beginning of comment. |
\$
n
|
Interpolate macro argument 1  n
9. |
\%
|
Default optional hyphenation character.
|
\(
xx
|
Character named xx
. See the later section "Special Characters."
|
\*
x
or \*(
xx
|
Interpolate string x
or xx
. |
\a
|
Noninterpreted leader character. |
\b'
abc
...'
|
Bracket-building function. |
\c
|
Make next line continuous with current. |
\C'
abcd
'
|
Character named abcd
(ditroff
only).
|
\d
|
Forward (down) 1/2-em vertical motion (1/2 line in nroff
).
|
\D'l
x
,
y
'
|
Draw a line from current position by deltas x,y
(ditroff
only).
|
\D'c
d
'
|
Draw circle of diameter d
with left edge at current position (ditroff
only).
|
\D'e
d1 d2
'
|
Draw ellipse with horizontal diameter d1
and vertical diameter d2
, with left edge at current position (ditroff
only).
|
\D'a
x1 y1 x2 y2
'
|
Draw arc counterclockwise from current position, with center at x1,y1
and endpoint at x1+x2,y1+y2
(ditroff
only).
|
\D'~
x1 y1 x2 y2
...'
|
Draw spline from current position through the specified coordinates (ditroff
only).
|
\f
x
or \f(
xx
or \f
n
|
Change to font named x
or xx
or to position n
. If x
is P
, return to the previous font.
|
\g
x
or \g(
xx
|
Format of number register x
or xx
, suitable for use with .af
|
\h'
n
'
|
Local horizontal motion; move right n
or, if n
is negative, move left.
|
\H'
n'
|
Set character height to n
points, without changing width (ditroff
only).
|
\k
x
|
Mark horizontal input
place in register x
.
|
\l'
nc
'
|
Draw horizontal line of length n
(optionally with c
).
|
\L'
nc
'
|
Draw vertical line of length n
(optionally with c
).
|
\n
x
, \n(
xx
|
Interpolate number register x
or xx
.
|
\n+
x
, \n+(
xx
|
Interpolate number register x
or xx
, applying auto-increment.
|
\n-
x
, \n-(
xx
|
Interpolate number register x
or xx
, applying auto-decrement.
|
\N'
n
'
|
Character number n
in the current font (ditroff
only).
|
\o'
abc
...'
|
Overstrike characters a
, b
, c
...
|
\p
|
Break and spread output line. |
\r
|
Reverse 1-em vertical motion (reverse line in nroff
).
|
\s
n
, \s±
n
|
Change point size to n
or increment by n
. For example, \s0
returns to previous point size.
|
\s(
nn
, \s±(
nn
|
Just like \s
, but allow unambiguous two-character point sizes (recent ditroff
only).
|
\S'
n
'
|
Slant output n
degrees to the right. Negative values slant to the left. A value of zero turns off slanting (ditroff
only).
|
\t
|
Noninterpreted horizontal tab.
|
\u
|
Reverse (up) 1/2-em vertical motion (1/2 line in nroff
).
|
\v'
n
'
|
Local vertical motion; move down n
, or, if n
is negative, move up.
|
\w'
string
'
|
Interpolate width of string
.
|
\x'
n
'
|
Extra line-space function (n
negative provides space before, n
positive provides after).
|
\X'
text
'
|
Output text
as a device control function (ditroff
only).
|
\z
c
|
Print c
with zero width (without spacing).
|
\{
|
Begin multiline conditional input. |
\}
|
End multiline conditional input. |
\
x
|
x
, any character not listed above. |
