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rf(1)General Commands Manualrf(1)
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+rf — +
alternative reference system for (t)roff
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rf< file
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+rf is a reference system for troff and other roff + derivatives. It differs from refer(1), the traditional troff + reference system, in a couple important ways: +
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  1. References are not stored in a separate file. They are defined via macros + in the troff document itself. +

    This means that you can move, copy and share your troff + document without needing to worry about an additional reference file. + Furthermore, you never run the risk of accidentally losing the + references attached to a document.

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  2. rf is around 150 lines of Perl. If you find a bug + or an (in your opinion) undesirable behavior in + rf, you can easily patch it.
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  3. Finally, rf is much more simple and offers much + more basic functionality than refer(1). This means that + you can learn all of it in five minutes.
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+rf is controlled by several macros, all consisting of + one uppercase and one lowercase letter, beginning with either an + ‘F’ (format macros) or an ‘R’ (inline reference + and reference list macros). These are listed below in alphabetical order. +
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Ff
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Defines the format for “full” inline references, which + usually contain both author and year. +

Default: (%a %y)

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Fl
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Defines the format for the reference list, which is usually located at the + end of the document. +

Default: %a (%y). {\fI%t\fR}. {\*Q%q\*U}. %n, %d. %c: %p. + {Available: %w.}

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Fx
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Defines the format for “alternate” inline references, which + usually contain only the year. +

Default: (%y)

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For a description of the format syntax, see + FORMAT SYNTAX.

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Rf
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Inserts a “full” inline reference, which usually contains + both author and year.
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Rx
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Inserts an “alternate” inline reference, which usually + contains only the year.
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What reference to refer to is specified by the rest of the line. + It is matched against the author, year and title of all references to find a + match. If only a weak match is found, a warning is printed on standard + error.

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To include some punctuation character immediately after the inline + reference, add a space before it:

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+.Rf Johnson 92 .
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To wrap the inline reference in parentheses, use the following + syntax:

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+.Rf Johnson 92 ) (
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Additionally, any instance of '' is + replaced with the last word on the preceding line. This allows the following + shortcut:

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+According to Johnson
+.Rx '' 92 ,
+there has been a gradual change in attitudes towards ...
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Ra
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Adds to the list of authors of the current reference. + Additionally, Ra marks the beginning of a new reference. +

Format: Surname(s), Forename(s)

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Rc
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Defines the city of publication.
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Rd
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Defines the (detailed) date of publication, not as a + substitute for Ry, but as a further specification. For + example, the day and month a newspaper article was published.
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Rn
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Defines the newspaper in which an article was + published.
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Rp
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Defines the publisher of a book.
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Rq
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Defines the (quoted) title of an article.
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Rt
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Defines the title of a book. Defines the (web) + address of an online resource.
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Ry
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Defines the year of publication.
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Of these macros, Ra and Ry are + the most important.

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+In a format definition, use a percent (%) sigil followed by a single letter to + interpolate any given field of the reference. The letter following the percent + sign corresponds to the second letter of the reference list macros described + above. For example: +
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+.Ff (%a, %y)      \" (Author, Year)
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By wrapping an interpolation in braces, you can specify a prefix + and/or suffix that should be included only if the interpolation is + successful. For example:

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+.Ff (%a{, %y}).   \" Here, ', ' is removed if there is no year.
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Note that all fields are inserted literally, except + %a, from which the forenames of the authors are + removed.

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Finally, you usually don't need to worry about excessive spaces + and stray punctuation marks, as rf removes many of + these these automatically.

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+rf was written by John Ankarström + <john + (on) + ankarstrom.se>. +
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