% Example of a TeX file, including a definition and usage
% of a macro.
%
% The following macro, 'nicename', skips down by 'bigskip',
% then skips horizontally 2 cm from the margin, 
% and writes the name in boldface letters.
% Then it skips down by 'smallskip'.

\def\nicename#1{\bigskip \hskip 2cm \bf #1\smallskip}

% Now I will use the macro in creating a list of names.

\nicename{Avraham}

He is father number 1.

\nicename{Yitshak}

He is father number 2.

\nicename{Yaacov}

He is father number 3.\par       % \par denotes a new paragraph.
				 % It can be used instead of leaving
				 % a blank line.
\nicename{yosef}    

\bye