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Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 00:38:48 +1000
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From: Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] line numbers in troff
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Funny you should mention this. I know there is a way (done for patent
applications). I think I can find it in the troff doc. I have to by
tomorrow so I'll report back.

brucee

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Steve Simon <steve@quintile.net> wrote:
> macros are easy enough: start them with .de XX and end them with .., e.g.
> start and end code example which I end up adding to most documents I write:
>
> .de EX
> .nj
> .nf
> .CW
> .SM
> ..
>
> .de EE
> .fi
> .ju
> .LG
> .R
> ..
>
> There are quite a few books, see http://www.troff.org/ , my favorite is
> "Document formatting & typsetting on the UNIX system".
>
> I really don't know how you would add line numbers, if you are lucky there
> may be a well-known macro which is run at the start of every line...
>
> -Steve
>
>