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.nr

.nr r n [m]

Assign value n to number register r, and optionally set auto-increment to m.

Examples

Set the "box width" register to line length minus indent:

.nr BW \n(.l-\n(.i

Set page layout values for ms macros:

.nr LL 6i	\" line length
.nr PO ((8.25i-\n(LLu)/2u)	\" page offset
.nr VS /n(PS+2	\" vertical spacing

In sqtroff, auto-increment a footnote-counter register:

.nr footcount 0 1      \" Reset to zero on each page

Note: inside a macro definition, \n should be \\n.


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