=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.83 retrieving revision 1.84 diff -u -p -r1.83 -r1.84 --- mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/01/30 08:55:39 1.83 +++ mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/02/17 19:22:50 1.84 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.83 2010/01/30 08:55:39 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.84 2010/02/17 19:22:50 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -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: January 30 2010 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: February 17 2010 $ .Dt MDOC 7 .Os . @@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument .It Sx \&Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It Sx \&Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0, <3 +.It Sx \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 .It Sx \&br Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 .It Sx \&sp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 .El @@ -1924,6 +1924,37 @@ See also .Sx \&Ft and .Sx \&Va . +. +.Ss \&Xc +.Ss \&Xo +.Ss \&Xr +Link to another manual +.Pq Qq cross-reference . +Its calling syntax is +.Pp +.D1 \. Ns Sx \&Xr Cm name section +.Pp +The +.Cm name +and +.Cm section +are the name and section of the linked manual. If +.Cm section +is followed by non-punctuation, an +.Sx \&Ns +is inserted into the token stream. This behaviour is for compatibility +with +.Xr groff 1 . +.Pp +Examples: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +\&.Xr mandoc 1 +\&.Xr mandoc 1 ; +\&.Xr mandoc 1 s behaviour +.Ed +. +.Ss \&br +.Ss \&sp . . .Sh COMPATIBILITY