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version 1.29, 2009/11/16 09:52:47 version 1.30, 2010/01/05 19:47:29
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 .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN  .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF  .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.  .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"  .\"
 .Dd $Mdocdate$  .Dd $Mdocdate$
 .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7  .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
 .Os  .Os
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 .  .
 .  .
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 This documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by  This documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 to format  to format
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
Line 38  Both
Line 38  Both
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
 and  and
 .Xr man 7  .Xr man 7
 encode special characters with  encode special characters with
 .Sq \eX  .Sq \eX
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,  .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e(XX  .Sq \e(XX
Line 54  and
Line 54  and
 .Sq \eX  .Sq \eX
 as  as
 .Sq \e[X] .  .Sq \e[X] .
 Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using  Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using
 .Sq \e*X  .Sq \e*X
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,  .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e*(XX  .Sq \e*(XX
Line 73  as
Line 73  as
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the  Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the
 characters.  It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a  characters.
   It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a
 (more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.  (more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.
 .  .
 .  .
Line 82  These are the preferred input symbols for producing sp
Line 83  These are the preferred input symbols for producing sp
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Spacing:  Spacing:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 20m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Description
 .It \e~      Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space  .It \e~      Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space
 .It \e       Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space  .It \e       Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space
Line 96  Spacing:
Line 97  Spacing:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Lines:  Lines:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(ba    Ta \(ba        Ta bar  .It \e(ba    Ta \(ba        Ta bar
 .It \e(br    Ta \(br        Ta box rule  .It \e(br    Ta \(br        Ta box rule
Line 109  Lines:
Line 110  Lines:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Text markers:  Text markers:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(ci    Ta \(ci        Ta circle  .It \e(ci    Ta \(ci        Ta circle
 .It \e(bu    Ta \(bu        Ta bullet  .It \e(bu    Ta \(bu        Ta bullet
Line 129  Text markers:
Line 130  Text markers:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Legal symbols:  Legal symbols:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(co    Ta \(co        Ta copyright  .It \e(co    Ta \(co        Ta copyright
 .It \e(rg    Ta \(rg        Ta registered  .It \e(rg    Ta \(rg        Ta registered
Line 138  Legal symbols:
Line 139  Legal symbols:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Punctuation:  Punctuation:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(em    Ta \(em        Ta em-dash  .It \e(em    Ta \(em        Ta em-dash
 .It \e(en    Ta \(en        Ta en-dash  .It \e(en    Ta \(en        Ta en-dash
 .It \e(hy    Ta \(hy        Ta hyphen  .It \e(hy    Ta \(hy        Ta hyphen
 .It \e\e     Ta \\          Ta back-slash  
 .It \ee      Ta \e          Ta back-slash  .It \ee      Ta \e          Ta back-slash
 .It \e.      Ta \.          Ta period  .It \e.      Ta \.          Ta period
 .It \e(r!    Ta \(r!        Ta upside-down exclamation  .It \e(r!    Ta \(r!        Ta upside-down exclamation
Line 152  Punctuation:
Line 152  Punctuation:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Quotes:  Quotes:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(Bq    Ta \(Bq        Ta right low double-quote  .It \e(Bq    Ta \(Bq        Ta right low double-quote
 .It \e(bq    Ta \(bq        Ta right low single-quote  .It \e(bq    Ta \(bq        Ta right low single-quote
Line 170  Quotes:
Line 170  Quotes:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Brackets:  Brackets:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "x[bracketrightbp]" Rendered Description
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(lB    Ta \(lB        Ta left bracket  .It \e(lB    Ta \(lB        Ta left bracket
 .It \e(rB    Ta \(rB        Ta right bracket  .It \e(rB    Ta \(rB        Ta right bracket
Line 210  Brackets:
Line 210  Brackets:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Arrows:  Arrows:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(<-    Ta \(<-        Ta left arrow  .It \e(<-    Ta \(<-        Ta left arrow
 .It \e(->    Ta \(->        Ta right arrow  .It \e(->    Ta \(->        Ta right arrow
Line 228  Arrows:
Line 228  Arrows:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Logical:  Logical:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(AN    Ta \(AN        Ta logical and  .It \e(AN    Ta \(AN        Ta logical and
 .It \e(OR    Ta \(OR        Ta logical or  .It \e(OR    Ta \(OR        Ta logical or
Line 244  Logical:
Line 244  Logical:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Mathematical:  Mathematical:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(pl    Ta \(pl        Ta plus  .It \e(pl    Ta \(pl        Ta plus
 .It \e(mi    Ta \(mi        Ta minus  .It \e(mi    Ta \(mi        Ta minus
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Line 310  Mathematical:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Ligatures:  Ligatures:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(ff    Ta \(ff        Ta ff ligature  .It \e(ff    Ta \(ff        Ta ff ligature
 .It \e(fi    Ta \(fi        Ta fi ligature  .It \e(fi    Ta \(fi        Ta fi ligature
Line 328  Ligatures:
Line 328  Ligatures:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Accents:  Accents:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(a"    Ta \(a"        Ta Hungarian umlaut  .It \e(a"    Ta \(a"        Ta Hungarian umlaut
 .It \e(a-    Ta \(a-        Ta macron  .It \e(a-    Ta \(a-        Ta macron
Line 351  Accents:
Line 351  Accents:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Accented letters:  Accented letters:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e('A    Ta \('A        Ta acute A  .It \e('A    Ta \('A        Ta acute A
 .It \e('E    Ta \('E        Ta acute E  .It \e('E    Ta \('E        Ta acute E
Line 412  Accented letters:
Line 412  Accented letters:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Special letters:  Special letters:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(-D    Ta \(-D        Ta Eth  .It \e(-D    Ta \(-D        Ta Eth
 .It \e(Sd    Ta \(Sd        Ta eth  .It \e(Sd    Ta \(Sd        Ta eth
Line 424  Special letters:
Line 424  Special letters:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Currency:  Currency:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(Do    Ta \(Do        Ta dollar  .It \e(Do    Ta \(Do        Ta dollar
 .It \e(ct    Ta \(ct        Ta cent  .It \e(ct    Ta \(ct        Ta cent
Line 438  Currency:
Line 438  Currency:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Units:  Units:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(de    Ta \(de        Ta degree  .It \e(de    Ta \(de        Ta degree
 .It \e(%0    Ta \(%0        Ta per-thousand  .It \e(%0    Ta \(%0        Ta per-thousand
Line 449  Units:
Line 449  Units:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 Greek letters:  Greek letters:
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e(*A    Ta \(*A        Ta Alpha  .It \e(*A    Ta \(*A        Ta Alpha
 .It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta  .It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta
Line 512  These are not recommended for use, as they differ acro
Line 512  These are not recommended for use, as they differ acro
 implementations:  implementations:
 .  .
 .Pp  .Pp
 .Bl -column -compact -offset indent 10m 10m 10m  .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
 .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description  .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
 .It \e*(Ba   Ta \*(Ba       Ta vertical bar  .It \e*(Ba   Ta \*(Ba       Ta vertical bar
 .It \e*(Ne   Ta \*(Ne       Ta not equal  .It \e*(Ne   Ta \*(Ne       Ta not equal
Line 594  having no known representation:
Line 594  having no known representation:
 .Sh AUTHORS  .Sh AUTHORS
 The  The
 .Nm  .Nm
 utility was written by  manual page was written by
 .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .  .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .

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