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.\" Copyright (c) 2010-2019, 2022 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2010-2019 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> |
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The proper spacing is also intelligently preserved if a sentence ends at |
The proper spacing is also intelligently preserved if a sentence ends at |
the boundary of a macro line. |
the boundary of a macro line. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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If an input line happens to end with a period, exclamation or question |
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mark that isn't the end of a sentence, append a zero-width space |
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.Pq Sq \e& . |
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.Pp |
Examples: |
Examples: |
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact |
.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact |
Do not end sentences mid-line like this. Instead, |
Do not end sentences mid-line like this. Instead, |
end a sentence like this. |
end a sentence like this. |
A macro would end like this: |
A macro would end like this: |
\&.Xr mandoc 1 \&. |
\&.Xr mandoc 1 \&. |
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An abbreviation at the end of an input line needs escaping, e.g.\e& |
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like this. |
.Ed |
.Ed |
.Sh REQUEST SYNTAX |
.Sh REQUEST SYNTAX |
A request or macro line consists of: |
A request or macro line consists of: |
Line 618 Its syntax can be either |
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Line 624 Its syntax can be either |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
or |
or |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Pf . Ic \&de Ar macroname Ar endmacro |
.Pf . Ic \&de Ar macroname endmacro |
.Ar definition |
.Ar definition |
.Pf . Ar endmacro |
.Pf . Ar endmacro |
.Ed |
.Ed |
Line 2160 Break the output line at the end of the current word. |
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Line 2166 Break the output line at the end of the current word. |
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Set number register; ignored by |
Set number register; ignored by |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.It Ic \er |
.It Ic \er |
Move up by one line; ignored by |
Reverse line feed: move up by one output line. |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
Currently unsupported. |
.It Ic \eS\(aq Ns Ar number Ns Ic \(aq |
.It Ic \eS\(aq Ns Ar number Ns Ic \(aq |
Slant output; ignored by |
Slant output; ignored by |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The special semantics of the |
The special semantics of the |
.Cm nS |
.Cm nS |
number register is an idiosyncracy of |
number register is an idiosyncrasy of |
.Ox |
.Ox |
manuals and not supported by other |
manuals and not supported by other |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
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.At v2 , |
.At v2 , |
then ported nroff to C as troff, which Brian W. Kernighan released with |
then ported nroff to C as troff, which Brian W. Kernighan released with |
.At v7 . |
.At v7 . |
In 1989, James Clarke re-implemented troff in C++, naming it groff. |
In 1989, James Clark re-implemented troff in C++, naming it groff. |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.An -nosplit |
.An -nosplit |
This |
This |