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From: npn@cbnewsl.att.com (nils-peter.nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: inserting blank pages in troff documents
Summary: Use .SK in -mm
Message-ID: <1991Jun6.135403.24130@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 6 Jun 91 13:54:03 GMT
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In article <6339@ns-mx.uiowa.edu>, palach@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Paparao Palacharla) writes:
> 
>  Hi troff-users!
> 
> 	How can you insert blank pages with page numbers within a document?
> The blank pages will be used for putting figures/tables etc. The pages before
> and after the blank page need to be completely filled. I don't think i can
> use .bp command.
> 
> Thanx in advance.
> 
> Paparao
> e-mail : palach@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu


.SK n
leaves n numbered but otherwise blank pages.
If you really want to move later material forward

troff stuff
.DK
.sp 60
.DE
later stuff

will leave a blank (but numbered) page after filling
the current page.