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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.33
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -p -r1.33 -r1.34
--- mandoc/mdoc.7	2009/06/25 10:51:21	1.33
+++ mandoc/mdoc.7	2009/06/25 11:35:28	1.34
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.33 2009/06/25 10:51:21 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.34 2009/06/25 11:35:28 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
 .\"
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ or a single one-character sequence.
 Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk,
 .Sq \e* ,
 with the same combinations as described above.  This form is deprecated.  
+.\" SUB-SECTION
+.Ss Whitespace
+Unless in literal mode or specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of
+whitespace are pruned from input.  These are later re-added, if
+applicable, by a front-end utility such as
+.Xr mandoc 1 .
 .\" SECTION
 .Sh STRUCTURE
 Each