=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -p -r1.6 -r1.9 --- mandoc/man.7 2009/03/27 14:56:15 1.6 +++ mandoc/man.7 2009/04/12 19:19:57 1.9 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.6 2009/03/27 14:56:15 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: man.7,v 1.9 2009/04/12 19:19:57 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ .\" TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR .\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: March 27 2009 $ -.Dt man 7 +.Dd $Mdocdate: April 12 2009 $ +.Dt MAN 7 .Os .\" SECTION .Sh NAME @@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ 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 +132,7 @@ 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 +174,20 @@ 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 ,