The .CENTER (.CENTRE) command centers a single line of text
around a character position on a line (compare with .RIGHT).
Formats
.CENTER [[+/-]n]; text
.CENTER [[+/-]n] text
.CENTRE [[+/-]n]; text
.CENTRE [[+/-]n] text
Abreviated formats
.C [[+/-]n]; text
.C [[+/-]n] text
1 – Parameters
n
Twice the value of the character position that you want to center
the text around. (Absolute character positions on a line always
start with 0 at the leftmost position on the page.)
If you center the line of text between settings of the left and
right margins, then n is equal to the value specified by the most
recent .LEFT MARGIN command added to the value specified by the
most recent .RIGHT MARGIN command.
+n
Moves the character position around which the text is centered to
the right by n/2 character positions. This value normally is used
to adapt .CENTER to a new setting specified by the .LEFT MARGIN
command.
-n
Moves the character position around which the text is centered to
the left by n/2 character positions. This value normally is used
to adapt .CENTER to a new setting specified by the .RIGHT MARGIN
command.
text
The text you want to center. You must enter this text on one
line.
2 – Default
If you enter .CENTER without specifying n, the text is centered
between the current left and right margins.