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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc_char.7,v
retrieving revision 1.38
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -p -r1.38 -r1.40
--- mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2010/05/09 21:11:22	1.38
+++ mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2010/10/29 00:05:53	1.40
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.38 2010/05/09 21:11:22 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.40 2010/10/29 00:05:53 schwarze Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 9 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: October 29 2010 $
 .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -516,8 +516,7 @@ implementations:
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 This section documents compatibility of
 .Nm
-with older or existing versions of
-.Xr groff 1 .
+with older or existing versions of groff.
 .Pp
 The following render differently in
 .Fl T Ns Ar ascii
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@ manual page was written by
 The
 .Sq \e*(Ba
 escape mimics the behaviour of the
-.Sq \*(Ba
+.Sq \&|
 character in
 .Xr mdoc 7 ;
 thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use