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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.110
retrieving revision 1.112
diff -u -p -r1.110 -r1.112
--- mandoc/mdoc.7	2010/05/26 10:39:35	1.110
+++ mandoc/mdoc.7	2010/05/31 10:19:31	1.112
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.110 2010/05/26 10:39:35 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.112 2010/05/31 10:19:31 kristaps 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 26 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2010 $
 .Dt MDOC 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1143,11 +1143,11 @@ List entry bodies must be left empty.
 Column bodies have the following syntax:
 .Pp
 .D1 .It col1 <TAB> ... coln
-.D1 .It col1 Ta ... coln
-.D1 .It col1 <TAB> col2 Ta coln
+.D1 .It col1 \&Ta ... coln
+.D1 .It col1 <TAB> col2 \&Ta coln
 .Pp
 where columns may be separated by tabs, the literal string
-.Qq Ta ,
+.Qq \&Ta ,
 or a mixture of both.
 These are equivalent except that quoted sections propogate over tabs,
 for example,
@@ -1408,13 +1408,15 @@ This is the mandatory second macro of any
 file.
 Its calling syntax is as follows:
 .Pp
-.D1 \. Ns Sx \&Dt Cm title section Op Cm volume | arch
+.D1 \. Ns Sx \&Dt Op Cm title Op Cm section Op Cm volume | arch
 .Pp
 Its arguments are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset Ds
 .It Cm title
-The document's title (name).
-This should be capitalised and is required.
+The document's title (name), defaulting to
+.Qq UNKNOWN
+if unspecified.
+It should be capitalised.
 .It Cm section
 The manual section.
 This may be one of
@@ -1451,8 +1453,9 @@ This may be one of
 or
 .Ar paper
 .Pq paper .
-It is also required and should correspond to the manual's filename
-suffix.
+It should correspond to the manual's filename suffix and defaults to
+.Qq 1
+if unspecified.
 .It Cm volume
 This overrides the volume inferred from
 .Ar section .
@@ -1524,7 +1527,6 @@ Examples:
 .D1 \&.Dt FOO 1
 .D1 \&.Dt FOO 4 KM
 .D1 \&.Dt FOO 9 i386
-.D1 \&.Dt FOO 9 KM i386
 .Pp
 See also
 .Sx \&Dd