Latex Cheatsheet (with Bonus Groff MS)

Here are some examples of useful commands. Note that this will not build unless the images and bibliography file paths are changed to match the contents of your system.

Latex

Here is the output file to compare with: doc.pdf. Here is the tex file: doc.tex.

Note that you might need to add the suitable \usepackage{packagename} command to use some of the commands if you copy them into your tex file. There are comments for their purposes.

\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage{yfonts} % Used for initial capitals
\usepackage{graphicx} % Used for images
\usepackage[margin=1.5in]{geometry} % Define shape of page
\setlength{\skip\footins}{0.5cm} % Change length of footnote from body
\usepackage{tipa} % For Latin characters (short and long).
\usepackage[polutonikogreek,english]{babel} % For other languages

\usepackage[style=apa]{biblatex} %Imports biblatex package
\addbibresource{./references.bib} %Import the bibliography file

% The following four packages are used to take a pdf_tex file
% from Inkscape and render it
\usepackage{import}
\usepackage{xifthen}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{transparent}

\title{Common Tex Commands}
\author{Jeremy Cains}
\date{} % No date

\begin{document}

% Macro for full length line
\newcommand{\sectionline}{
    \vspace{16pt}
        \hrule
    \vspace{14pt}
}

% Macro for pdf_tex file in ./figures folder
\newcommand{\incfig}[1]{%
    \def\svgwidth{\columnwidth}
    \import{./figures/}{#1.pdf_tex}
}

\maketitle

\section{Amare et Servire}

\subsection{Quid est Servire?}

\yinipar{L}\textsc{orem} ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Aliquam mi quam, convallis ac vehicula vel, ultrices vel eros. Donec in sem eu
eros fringilla facilisis. Curabitur auctor orci urna, quis maximus mi ornare
finibus. Nulla at nisi et lorem rhoncus tincidunt. Etiam quis interdum arcu.
Sed sed molestie lorem (\cite{tachella2023learning}). % Note: citations require the bibliography file 
                                                      % as defined in the imports section

\begin{equation}
    a^2 = b^2 + c^2
\end{equation}

\emph{Donec} vitae feugiat \texttt{dolor}. Fusce \textbf{efficitur} ullamcorper
\textit{ultricies}. In non auctor \underline{nisl}. In sit amet semper leo.
Curabitur quis ex lacinia, dignissim felis in, feugiat tortor. Integer ac enim
non ex sollicitudin eleifend. Cras velit enim, consequat sit amet ultrices a,
faucibus lobortis augue. 

Quisque tempus ornare vehicula.\footnote{Exampla vocabularum sub corpe.} Nulla
eleifend lacus quis pellentesque viverra, ergo $e^{i\pi} = -1$.

\begin{quote}
    Vivamus vel ex eu arcu fermentum imperdiet. Phasellus ultricies, turpis nec
    maximus tempus, urna diam dignissim augue, sed varius ex urna sit amet
    mauris. Morbi consectetur ut dolor sit amet fringilla. 
\end{quote}

Etiam congue accumsan sagittis. Vivamus auctor leo orci, ac viverra nibh
convallis nec. Morbi non augue purus. Curabitur vitae pellentesque risus. In
hac habitasse platea dictumst. 

\begin{itemize}
    \item Nam id sem ligula. 
    \item Curabitur sagittis tincidunt nisl a pulvinar.
\end{itemize}

Aenean viverra vel mi eget rutrum. Nunc odio sem, egestas ut vestibulum vitae,
convallis at lorem. Suspendisse vel pulvinar justo, quis imperdiet neque.

\begin{enumerate}
    \item Maecenas placerat, arcu in ullamcorper maximus, risus risus
        condimentum est, a sollicitudin nulla nulla in libero. 
    \item Nullam hendrerit tempor risus, eget condimentum enim egestas \\
        dapibus.
\end{enumerate}

Suspendisse vel pulvinar justo, quis imperdiet neque.

\begin{center}
    \begin{tabular}{l | c}
        Vestibulum & Consectetur \\
        \hline \hline
        Placerat & Nibh \\
        \hline
        Nibh & Placerat
    \end{tabular}
\end{center}

Nullam tempor, nisi aliquet bibendum iaculis, mauris est posuere arcu, sed
scelerisque arcu elit non quam (Figure \ref{pda}).

% Note: you must have a figures directory in the directory containing the .tex file
\begin{center}
    \includegraphics[height=5cm]{"./figures/Amhara_peoples_-_Illuminated_Gospel_14th-15th_cent.jpg"}
    \includegraphics[height=5cm]{"./figures/Ezra_-_Processional_Cross_1500.jpg"}
\end{center}

Aenean viverra vel mi eget rutrum. Nunc odio sem, egestas ut vestibulum vitae,
convallis at lorem. Suspendisse vel pulvinar justo, quis imperdiet neque.

\begin{verbatim}
import numpy as np

def piToN(n):
    return np.pi**n
\end{verbatim}

\sectionline

\begin{figure}
    \begin{center}
        \incfig{drawing}
    \end{center}
    \caption{A PDA.}
    \label{pda}
\end{figure}

L\textipa{\u=o}r\u em \'ips\=um \textgreek{ανηρ}.

\newpage

\subsection{Extra things to look up}

\begin{itemize}
    \item Other languages (in particular, Hebrew) % For example, גהר
\end{itemize}

\printbibliography

\end{document}

Groff

Here is the output file to compare with: docms.pdf. Here is the ms file: doc.ms.

This is only a subset of what is demonstrated in the Latex file, but it should cover the majority of things you would want to accomplish with Groff. I would recommend Latex if you need more.

.nr PS 12
.nr VS 14
.EQ
delim $$
.EN
.TL
Common MS Commands
.AU
Jeremy Cains
.NH
Section Heading
.NH 2
Subsection Heading
.PP
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam mi quam,
convallis ac vehicula vel, ultrices vel eros. Donec in sem eu eros fringilla
facilisis. Curabitur auctor orci urna, quis maximus mi ornare finibus. Nulla at
nisi et lorem rhoncus tincidunt. Etiam quis interdum arcu. Sed sed molestie
lorem. 
.EQ (1)
a sup 2 = b sup 2 + c sup 2
.EN
.PP
.B Donec
vitae fugiet
.CW dolor .
Fusce
.B efficitur
ullamcoper
.I ultricies .
In non
.UL auctor
nisl. In sit amet semper leo. Curabitur quis ex lacinia, dignissim felis in,
feugiat tortor. Integer ac enim non ex sollicitudin eleifend. Cras velit enim,
consequat sit amet ultrices a, faucibus lobortis augue.
.PP
Quisque tempus ornare vehicula. Nulla eleifend lacus quis pellentesque viverra,
ergo $e sup {i pi} = -1$.
.QP
Vivamus vel ex eu arcu fermentum imperdiet. Phasellus ultricies, turpis nec
maximus tempus, urna diam dignissim augue, sed varius ex urna sit amet
mauris. Morbi consectetur ut dolor sit amet fringilla.
.PP
Etiam congue accumsan sagittis. Vivamus auctor leo orci, ac viverra nibh
convallis nec. Morbi non augue purus. Curabitur vitae pellentesque risus. In
hac habitasse platea dictumst. 
.IP -
Nam id sem ligula.
.IP -
Curabitur sagittis tincidunt nisl a pulvinar.
.PP
Aenean viverra vel mi eget rutrum. Nunc odio sem, egestas ut vestibulum vitae,
convallis at lorem. Suspendisse vel pulvinar justo, quis imperdiet neque.
.IP 1.
Maecenas placerat, arcu in ullamcorper maximus, risus risus
condimentum est, a sollicitudin nulla nulla in libero.
.IP 2.
Nullam hendrerit tempor risus, eget condimentum enim egestas dapibus.
.PP
Suspendisse vel pulvinar justo, quis imperdiet neque.
.PP
.TS
center, tab(|);
l | c.
Vestibulum | Consectetur
=
Placerat | Nibh
_
Nibh | Placerat
.TE
.PP
Nullam tempor, nisi aliquet bibendum iaculis, mauris est posuere arcu, sed
scelerisque arcu elit non quam.
.LP
.CW 
import numpy as np

def piToN(n):
    return np.pi**n

2023-07-04

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Latex Cheatsheet (with Bonus Groff MS)

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