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4.6.1.2 Text Formatting Commands

The text formatting dollar commands are:

$CENT

   Signals the start of 61-character lines which are to be
   centered.  Centering means that the line starts in column
   35; it is used only within figures.  $REST turns off this
   command.

$CENT nnn

   Center text assuming it is nnn columns wide, within 132
   character print positions.

$LONG

   Signals the start of 130 character lines of text.  $REST
   turns off this command.

$NORM

   Reset from $LONG but allow for two up printing under a
   figure (on the same page).  Use a $REST at the end of a
   section that issues a $NORM after a figure to ensure that
   a $HEDR starts on a new page, not just a new column.  This
   prevents a succeeding text section from beginning under a
   figure.

$COL

   Used to insert 6670 commands into the text output.

$PAGE lll nnn

   Sets a footer page label and the initial page number
   value.  "lll" is an optional three-character label or
   chapter number.  Option nnn is a three-digit page number;
   when you use it without lll, it must begin in column 11.
   Leaving lll and nnn blank turns off page numbering.

$PARM xxx...  xxx...  ...

   Sets parameters that affect document format.  These are
   discussed later under the heading, "$PARM Command
   Parameters."

$REST

   Reset.  Marks the end of either a $LONG or a $CENT
   section.

$SCOL

   Skip to the top of the next column, unless that is the
   current location.  If the current column is within column
   2, or a single column document is being produced, this is
   equivalent to $SPAG.

$SPAC nnn

   Skip "nnn" lines.  If the skipping runs over the column
   boundary, only the number of lines left in the column are
   skipped.

$SPAG

   Skip to the top of a new page, unless that is the current
   location.

$* comment

   Comment line; it is not printed.  Any command that is not
   recognized is also treated as a comment.