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version 1.259, 2016/12/28 17:34:18 version 1.261, 2017/02/05 22:30:29
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 .\"     $Id$  .\"     $Id$
 .\"  .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>  .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2013 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>  .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2013-2017 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
 .\"  .\"
 .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any  .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above  .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
Line 1831  The
Line 1831  The
 list is the most complicated.  list is the most complicated.
 Its syntax is as follows:  Its syntax is as follows:
 .Pp  .Pp
 .D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op <TAB> Ar cell ...  
 .D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op Sx \&Ta Ar cell ...  .D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op Sx \&Ta Ar cell ...
   .D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op <TAB> Ar cell ...
 .Pp  .Pp
 The arguments consist of one or more lines of text and macros  The arguments consist of one or more lines of text and macros
 representing a complete table line.  representing a complete table line.
 Cells within the line are delimited by tabs or by the special  Cells within the line are delimited by the special
 .Sx \&Ta  .Sx \&Ta
 block macro.  block macro or by literal tab characters.
   .Pp
   Using literal tabs is strongly discouraged because they are very
   hard to use correctly and
   .Nm
   code using them is very hard to read.
   In particular, a blank character is syntactically significant
   before and after the literal tab character.
   If a word precedes or follows the tab without an intervening blank,
   that word is never interpreted as a macro call, but always output
   literally.
   .Pp
 The tab cell delimiter may only be used within the  The tab cell delimiter may only be used within the
 .Sx \&It  .Sx \&It
 line itself; on following lines, only the  line itself; on following lines, only the
Line 1853  Note that quoted strings may span tab-delimited cells 
Line 1864  Note that quoted strings may span tab-delimited cells 
 line.  line.
 For example,  For example,
 .Pp  .Pp
 .Dl .It \(dqcol1 ; <TAB> col2 ;\(dq \&;  .Dl .It \(dqcol1 ,\& <TAB> col2 ,\(dq \&;
 .Pp  .Pp
 will preserve the semicolon whitespace except for the last.  will preserve the whitespace before both commas,
   but not the whitespace before the semicolon.
 .Pp  .Pp
 See also  See also
 .Sx \&Bl .  .Sx \&Bl .
Line 3052  For many macros, when the leading arguments are openin
Line 3064  For many macros, when the leading arguments are openin
 these delimiters are put before the macro scope,  these delimiters are put before the macro scope,
 and when the trailing arguments are closing delimiters,  and when the trailing arguments are closing delimiters,
 these delimiters are put after the macro scope.  these delimiters are put after the macro scope.
   Spacing is suppressed after opening delimiters
   and before closing delimiters.
 For example,  For example,
 .Pp  .Pp
 .D1 Pf \. \&Aq "( [ word ] ) ."  .D1 Pf \. \&Aq "( [ word ] ) ."
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 .D1 Fl a ( b | c \*(Ba d ) e  .D1 Fl a ( b | c \*(Ba d ) e
 .Pp  .Pp
 This applies to both opening and closing delimiters,  This applies to both opening and closing delimiters,
 and also to the middle delimiter:  and also to the middle delimiter, which does not suppress spacing:
 .Pp  .Pp
 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact  .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
 .It \&|  .It \&|

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