=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -p -r1.6 -r1.12 --- mandoc/man.7 2009/03/27 14:56:15 1.6 +++ mandoc/man.7 2009/06/11 07:26:35 1.12 @@ -1,23 +1,21 @@ -.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.6 2009/03/27 14:56:15 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.12 2009/06/11 07:26:35 kristaps Exp $ .\" -.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons +.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any -.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the -.\" above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all -.\" copies. +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. .\" -.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL -.\" WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED -.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE -.\" AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR -.\" PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER -.\" TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR -.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. -.\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: March 27 2009 $ -.Dt man 7 +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: June 11 2009 $ +.Dt MAN 7 .Os .\" SECTION .Sh NAME @@ -29,12 +27,10 @@ The .Nm man language was historically used to format .Ux -manuals. In this reference document, we describe the syntax and -structure of the -.Nm -language. +manuals. This reference document describes the syntax and structure of +this language. .Pp -.Em \&Do not ever +.Em \&Do not use .Nm to write your manuals. Use the @@ -134,7 +130,7 @@ foo .Ed .Pp is equivalent to -.Sq \&.RI foo . +.Sq \&.RI foo . If two consecutive lines exhibit the latter behaviour, an error is raised. Thus, the following is not acceptable: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -176,6 +172,20 @@ macros and corresponding number of arguments. .It \&.IR Ta n .It \&.RI Ta n .El +.Pp +Although not historically part of the +.Nm +system, the following macros are also supported: +.Pp +.Bl -column "MacroX" "Arguments" -compact -offset indent +.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments +.It \&.br Ta 0 +.It \&.i Ta n +.El +.Pp +These follow the same calling conventions as the above +.Nm +macros. .\" SECTION .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mandoc 1 , @@ -185,7 +195,7 @@ macros and corresponding number of arguments. The .Nm utility was written by -.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@openbsd.org . +.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se . .\" SECTION .Sh CAVEATS Do not use this language. Use