2.3 Macro Directories

A macro file must have a name in the form name.tmac or tmac.name and be placed in a tmac directory to be found by the -m mac command-line option.9 Such naming and placement makes a macro file into a macro package; when requested, it is sought in several directories. Together, these locations constitute the tmac path. Each directory is searched in the following order until the desired package is found or the list is exhausted.