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Line 96 or a single one-character sequence. |
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Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk, |
Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk, |
.Sq \e* , |
.Sq \e* , |
with the same combinations as described above. This form is deprecated. |
with the same combinations as described above. This form is deprecated. |
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.Ss Whitespace |
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Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned |
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from input. These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end |
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utility such as |
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.Xr mandoc 1 . |
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.\" SECTION |
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.Sh STRUCTURE |
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Each |
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.Nm |
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document must contain contains at least the |
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macro describing the document's section and title. It may occur |
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anywhere in the document, although conventionally, it appears as the |
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first macro. |
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.Pp |
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Beyond the |
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.Sq \&.TH , |
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at least one macro or text node must appear in the document. |
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.\" SECTION |
.Sh SYNTAX |
.Sh SYNTAX |
Macros are one to three three characters in length and begin with a |
Macros are one to three three characters in length and begin with a |
control character , |
control character , |
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.Sq \&.TP |
.Sq \&.TP |
macro is similar, but does not need an empty argument line to trigger |
macro is similar, but does not need an empty argument line to trigger |
the behaviour. |
the behaviour. |
.\" SECTION |
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.Sh STRUCTURE |
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Each |
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.Nm |
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document must contain contains at least the |
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.Sq \&.TH |
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macro describing the document's section and title. It may occur |
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anywhere in the document, although conventionally, it appears as the |
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first macro. |
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.Pp |
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Beyond the |
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.Sq \&.TH , |
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at least one macro or text node must appear in the document. |
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.\" SECTION |
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.Sh MACROS |
.Sh MACROS |
This section contains a complete list of all |
This section contains a complete list of all |