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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.260
retrieving revision 1.261
diff -u -p -r1.260 -r1.261
--- mandoc/mdoc.7	2017/01/09 14:10:53	1.260
+++ mandoc/mdoc.7	2017/02/05 22:30:29	1.261
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.260 2017/01/09 14:10:53 schwarze Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.261 2017/02/05 22:30:29 schwarze Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2013-2017 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 9 2017 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: February 5 2017 $
 .Dt MDOC 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -3064,6 +3064,8 @@ For many macros, when the leading arguments are openin
 these delimiters are put before the macro scope,
 and when the trailing arguments are closing delimiters,
 these delimiters are put after the macro scope.
+Spacing is suppressed after opening delimiters
+and before closing delimiters.
 For example,
 .Pp
 .D1 Pf \. \&Aq "( [ word ] ) ."
@@ -3120,7 +3122,7 @@ renders as:
 .D1 Fl a ( b | c \*(Ba d ) e
 .Pp
 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
 .Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
 .It \&|