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RCS file: /cvs/texi2mdoc/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.18
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -p -r1.18 -r1.19
--- texi2mdoc/main.c	2015/02/19 15:34:20	1.18
+++ texi2mdoc/main.c	2015/02/19 15:40:44	1.19
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: main.c,v 1.18 2015/02/19 15:34:20 kristaps Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: main.c,v 1.19 2015/02/19 15:40:44 kristaps Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  *
@@ -964,11 +964,11 @@ parseeoln(struct texi *p, const char *buf, size_t sz, 
 	size_t		 end;
 	enum texicmd	 cmd;
 
-	assert(0 == p->literal);
-
 	while (*pos < sz && '\n' != buf[*pos]) {
 		while (*pos < sz && isws(buf[*pos])) {
 			p->seenws = 1;
+			if (p->literal)
+				texiputchar(p, buf[*pos]);
 			advance(p, buf, pos);
 		}
 		switch (buf[*pos]) {