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.Ss Punctuation |
.Ss Punctuation and Spacing |
If punctuation is set apart from words, such as in the phrase |
If punctuation is set apart from words, such as in the phrase |
.Dq to be \&, or not to be , |
.Dq to be \&, or not to be , |
it's processed by |
it's processed by |
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according to the following rules. Opening punctuation |
according to the following rules: opening punctuation |
.Po |
.Po |
.Sq \&( , |
.Sq \&( , |
.Sq \&[ , |
.Sq \&[ , |
and |
and |
.Sq \&{ |
.Sq \&{ |
.Pc |
.Pc |
is not followed by a space. Closing punctuation |
is not followed by a space; closing punctuation |
.Po |
.Po |
.Sq \&. , |
.Sq \&. , |
.Sq \&, , |
.Sq \&, , |
Line 128 is not preceded by whitespace. |
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Line 128 is not preceded by whitespace. |
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If the input is |
If the input is |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
these rules are also applied to macro arguments when appropriate. |
these rules are also applied to macro arguments when appropriate. |
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White-space, in non-literal (normal) mode, is stripped from input and |
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replaced on output by a single space. Thus, if you wish to preserve |
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multiple spaces, they must be space-escaped |
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.Sq \e\ |
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or used in a literal display mode, e.g., |
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.Sq \&.Bd \-literal |
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in |
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.Xr mdoc 7 . |
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.Ss Input Formats |
.Ss Input Formats |
The |
The |
Line 253 A list or display following |
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Line 262 A list or display following |
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.Sq \&.Ss |
.Sq \&.Ss |
does not assert a prior vertical break, just as it doesn't with |
does not assert a prior vertical break, just as it doesn't with |
.Sq \&.Sh . |
.Sq \&.Sh . |
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.It |
.It |
The \-literal and \-unfilled |
The \-literal and \-unfilled |
.Sq \&.Bd |
.Sq \&.Bd |
displays types are synonyms, as are \-filled and \-ragged. |
displays types are synonyms, as are \-filled and \-ragged. |
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Words aren't hyphenated. |
Words aren't hyphenated. |
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.It |
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In normal mode (not a literal block), blocks of spaces aren't preserved, |
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so double spaces following sentence closure are reduced to a single space |
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.Pq Dq French spacing . |
.El |
.El |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |