=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.81 retrieving revision 1.85 diff -u -p -r1.81 -r1.85 --- mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/01/01 16:52:00 1.81 +++ mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/03/21 18:16:41 1.85 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.81 2010/01/01 16:52:00 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.85 2010/03/21 18:16:41 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 1 2010 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 21 2010 $ .Dt MDOC 7 .Os . @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ and Terms may be text-decorated using the .Sq \ef escape followed by an indicator: B (bold), I, (italic), R (Roman), or P -(revert to previous mode): +(revert to previous mode): .Pp .D1 \efBbold\efR \efIitalic\efP .Pp @@ -170,19 +170,19 @@ for arbitrary-digit numerals: .D1 \es+(10much bigger\es-(10 .D1 \es+'100'much much bigger\es-'100' .Pp -Note these forms are +Note these forms are .Em not -recommended for +recommended for .Nm , which encourages semantic annotation. . . .Ss Predefined Strings -Historically, +Historically, .Xr groff 1 -also defined a set of package-specific +also defined a set of package-specific .Dq predefined strings , -which, like +which, like .Sx Special Characters , demark special output characters and strings by way of input codes. Predefined strings are escaped with the slash-asterisk, @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ and .Sx \&Os macros, is required for every document. .Pp -The first section (sections are denoted by +The first section (sections are denoted by .Sx \&Sh ) must be the NAME section, consisting of at least one .Sx \&Nm @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ macro(s) must precede the .Sx \&Nd macro. .Pp -See +See .Sx \&Nm and .Sx \&Nd . @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ See . .It Em SYNOPSIS Documents the utility invocation syntax, function call syntax, or device -configuration. +configuration. .Pp For the first, utilities (sections 1, 6, and 8), this is generally structured as follows: @@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ And for the third, configurations (section 4): \&.Cd \*qit* at isa? port 0x4e\*q .Ed .Pp -Manuals not in these sections generally don't need a +Manuals not in these sections generally don't need a .Em SYNOPSIS . .Pp -See +See .Sx \&Op , .Sx \&Cd , .Sx \&Fn , @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ and .Sx \&Vt . . .It Em DESCRIPTION -This expands upon the brief, one-line description in +This expands upon the brief, one-line description in .Em NAME . It usually contains a break-down of the options (if documenting a command), such as: @@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ All macros have bodies; some don't have heads; only one .Po .Sx \&It Fl column -.Pc +.Pc has multiple heads. .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.Yo \(lB\-arg \(lBparm...\(rB\(rB \(lBhead... \(lBTa head...\(rB\(rB @@ -770,7 +770,16 @@ or end of line. .It Sx \&Ql Ta Yes Ta Yes .It Sx \&Qq Ta Yes Ta Yes .It Sx \&Sq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes .El +.Pp +Note that the +.Sx \&Vt +macro is a +.Sx Block partial-implicit +only when invoked as the first macro +in a SYNOPSIS section line, else it is +.Sx In-line . . . .Ss In-line @@ -863,10 +872,10 @@ 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 +.El . . .Sh REFERENCE @@ -1026,7 +1035,7 @@ a function: .Ed . .Ss \&Aq -Encloses its arguments in angled brackets. +Encloses its arguments in angled brackets. .Pp Examples: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -1073,7 +1082,7 @@ Note that these parameters do not begin with a hyphen. .Pp Examples: .Bd -literal -offset indent -\&.At +\&.At \&.At V.1 .Ed .Pp @@ -1242,7 +1251,7 @@ See also .Sx \&Bq . . .Ss \&Bq -Encloses its arguments in square brackets. +Encloses its arguments in square brackets. .Pp Examples: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -1389,7 +1398,7 @@ manual. Its calling syntax is as follows: .Pp .D1 \. Ns Sx \&Dd Cm date .Pp -The +The .Cm date field may be either .Ar $\&Mdocdate$ , @@ -1438,7 +1447,7 @@ See also .Sx \&Dq . . .Ss \&Dq -Encloses its arguments in double quotes. +Encloses its arguments in double quotes. .Pp Examples: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -1544,6 +1553,7 @@ subsequent that. It, too, is optional. It must be on .Ar hppa64 , .Ar i386 , .Ar landisk , +.Ar longsoon , .Ar luna88k , .Ar mac68k , .Ar macppc , @@ -1892,9 +1902,58 @@ and . .Ss \&Va .Ss \&Vt +A variable type. This is also used for indicating global variables in the +SYNOPSIS section, in which case a variable name is also specified. Note that +it accepts +.Sx Block partial-implicit +syntax when invoked as the first macro in the SYNOPSIS section, else it +accepts ordinary +.Sx In-line +syntax. +.Pp +Note that this should not be confused with +.Sx \&Ft , +which is used for function return types. +.Pp +Examples: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +\&.Vt unsigned char +\&.Vt extern const char * const sys_signame[] ; +.Ed +.Pp +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 . @@ -1924,9 +1983,9 @@ the macro does not format its arguments when used in the FILES section under certain list types. This irregular behaviour has been discontinued. .It -Historic +Historic .Xr groff 1 -does not print a dash for empty +does not print a dash for empty .Sx \&Fl arguments. This behaviour has been discontinued. .It