EQN(CT) XENIX System V EQN(CT)
Name
eqn, neqn, checkeq, eqncheck - Formats mathematical text for
nroff, troff.
Syntax
eqn [ -dxy ] [ -pn ] [ -sn ] [ -ffont ] [ file ... ]
neqn [ -dxy ] [ -pn ] [ -sn ] [ -ffont ] [ file ... ]
checkeq [ files ]
eqncheck [ files ]
Description
eqn is a troff(CT) preprocessor for typesetting mathematical
text on a phototypesetter. neqn is used with nroff(CT) for
setting mathematical text on typewriter-like terminals.
Usage is normally one of the following or its equivalent:
eqn files | troff
neqn files | nroff
If no files are specified, these programs read from the
standard input.
The options are:
-sn Reduces subscripts and superscripts n points from
the previous size; the default reduction is 3
points.
-dxy Sets eqn delimiters to characters x and y.
-pn Changes the point size within eqn delimiters to n.
-ffont Changes the font within eqn delimiters to font.
A line beginning with .EQ marks the start of an equation;
the end of an equation is marked by a line beginning with
.EN. Neither of these lines is altered, so they may be
defined in macro packages for centering, numbering, etc. It
is also possible to designate two characters as delimiters;
subsequent text between delimiters is then treated as eqn
input. Delimiters may be set to characters x and y with the
command-line argument -dxy or (more commonly) with delim xy
between .EQ and .EN. The left and right delimiters may be
the same character; the dollar sign is often used as such a
delimiter. Delimiters are turned off by delim off. All
text that is neither between delimiters nor between .EQ and
.EN is passed through untouched.
The programs checkeq and eqncheck report missing or
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unbalanced delimiters and .EQ/.EN pairs.
Tokens within eqn are separated by spaces, tabs, newlines,
braces, double quotation marks, tildes, and carets. Braces
{} are used for grouping; generally speaking, anywhere a
single character such as x could appear, a complicated
construction enclosed in braces may be used instead. A
tilde (~) represents a full space in the output; a caret (^)
represents half as much.
Subscripts and superscripts are produced with the keywords
sub and sup. Thus x sub j makes:
xj
