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.Sh NAME |
.Sh NAME |
.Nm man |
.Nm man |
.Nd man language reference |
.Nd man language reference |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The |
The |
.Nm man |
.Nm man |
Line 29 language was historically used to format |
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Line 31 language was historically used to format |
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manuals. This reference document describes its syntax, structure, and |
manuals. This reference document describes its syntax, structure, and |
usage. |
usage. |
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.Bf -emphasis |
.Bf -emphasis |
Do not use |
Do not use |
Line 38 to write your manuals. |
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Use the |
Use the |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
language, instead. |
language, instead. |
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\&.SH Macro lines change control state. |
\&.SH Macro lines change control state. |
Other lines are interpreted within the current state. |
Other lines are interpreted within the current state. |
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.Sh INPUT ENCODING |
.Sh INPUT ENCODING |
.Nm |
.Nm |
documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the |
documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the |
space character, and the tabs character. All manuals must have |
space character, and the tabs character. All manuals must have |
.Ux |
.Ux |
line termination. |
line termination. |
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Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a |
Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a |
vertical space. |
vertical space. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The |
The |
.Sq \ec |
.Sq \ec |
Line 68 escape is common in historical |
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Line 74 escape is common in historical |
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.Nm |
.Nm |
documents; if encountered at the end of a word, it ensures that the |
documents; if encountered at the end of a word, it ensures that the |
subsequent word isn't off-set by whitespace. |
subsequent word isn't off-set by whitespace. |
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.Ss Comments |
.Ss Comments |
Text following a |
Text following a |
.Sq \e\*" , |
.Sq \e\*" , |
Line 77 line. A macro line with only a control character and |
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Line 84 line. A macro line with only a control character and |
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.Sq \&.\e" , |
.Sq \&.\e" , |
is also ignored. Macro lines with only a control charater and |
is also ignored. Macro lines with only a control charater and |
optionally whitespace are stripped from input. |
optionally whitespace are stripped from input. |
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.Ss Special Characters |
.Ss Special Characters |
Special characters may occur in both macro and free-form lines. |
Special characters may occur in both macro and free-form lines. |
Sequences begin with the escape character |
Sequences begin with the escape character |
Line 96 for a complete list. Examples include |
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Line 104 for a complete list. Examples include |
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and |
and |
.Sq \ee |
.Sq \ee |
.Pq back-slash . |
.Pq back-slash . |
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.Ss Text Decoration |
.Ss Text Decoration |
Terms may be text-decorated using the |
Terms may be text-decorated using the |
.Sq \ef |
.Sq \ef |
escape followed by an indicator: B (bold), I, (italic), or P and R |
escape followed by an indicator: B (bold), I, (italic), or P and R |
(Roman, or reset). |
(Roman, or reset). |
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.Ss Whitespace |
.Ss Whitespace |
Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned |
Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned |
from input. These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end |
from input. These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end |
utility such as |
utility such as |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
.Xr mandoc 1 . |
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.Sh MANUAL STRUCTURE |
.Sh MANUAL STRUCTURE |
Each |
Each |
.Nm |
.Nm |
document must contain contains at least the |
document must contain contains at least the |
.Sq \&TH |
.Sq TH |
macro describing the document's section and title. It may occur |
macro describing the document's section and title. It may occur |
anywhere in the document, although conventionally, it appears as the |
anywhere in the document, although conventionally, it appears as the |
first macro. |
first macro. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
Beyond |
Beyond |
.Sq \&TH , |
.Sq TH , |
at least one macro or text node must appear in the document. Documents |
at least one macro or text node must appear in the document. Documents |
are generally structured as follows: |
are generally structured as follows: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
\&.TH FOO 1 "13 Aug 2009" |
\&.TH FOO 1 "13 Aug 2009" |
\&. |
\&. |
\&.SH NAME |
\&.SH NAME |
foo \e- a description goes here |
\efBfoo\efR \e(en a description goes here |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2 & 3 only. |
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\&.\e\*q .SH LIBRARY |
\&. |
\&. |
\&.SH SYNOPSIS |
\&.SH SYNOPSIS |
\efBfoo\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments... |
\efBfoo\efR [\efB\e-options\efR] arguments... |
\&. |
\&. |
\&.SH DESCRIPTION |
\&.SH DESCRIPTION |
The \efBfoo\efR utility does... |
The \efBfoo\efR utility processes files... |
\&. |
\&. |
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\&.\e\*q .SH IMPLEMENTATION NOTES |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1 & 8 only. |
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\&.\e\*q .SH EXIT STATUS |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only. |
\&.\e\*q .SH RETURN VALUES |
\&.\e\*q .SH RETURN VALUES |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 6, 7, & 8 only. |
\&.\e\*q .SH ENVIRONMENT |
\&.\e\*q .SH ENVIRONMENT |
\&.\e\*q .SH FILES |
\&.\e\*q .SH FILES |
\&.\e\*q .SH EXAMPLES |
\&.\e\*q .SH EXAMPLES |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 1, 4, 6, 7, & 8 only. |
\&.\e\*q .SH DIAGNOSTICS |
\&.\e\*q .SH DIAGNOSTICS |
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\&.\e\*q The next is for sections 2, 3, & 9 only. |
\&.\e\*q .SH ERRORS |
\&.\e\*q .SH ERRORS |
\&.\e\*q .SH SEE ALSO |
\&.\e\*q .SH SEE ALSO |
\&.\e\*q \efBbar\efR(1) |
\&.\e\*q \efBbar\efR(1) |
Line 147 The \efBfoo\efR utility does... |
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Line 168 The \efBfoo\efR utility does... |
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\&.\e\*q .SH AUTHORS |
\&.\e\*q .SH AUTHORS |
\&.\e\*q .SH CAVEATS |
\&.\e\*q .SH CAVEATS |
\&.\e\*q .SH BUGS |
\&.\e\*q .SH BUGS |
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\&.\e\*q .SH SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS |
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.Sh MACRO SYNTAX |
.Sh MACRO 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 , |
.Sq \&. , |
.Sq \&. , |
at the beginning of the line. An arbitrary amount of whitespace may |
at the beginning of the line. An arbitrary amount of whitespace may |
sit between the control character and the macro name. Thus, |
sit between the control character and the macro name. Thus, |
.Sq \&.PP |
.Sq .PP |
and |
and |
.Sq \&.\ \ \ \&PP |
.Sq \&.\ \ \ PP |
are equivalent. |
are equivalent. |
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.Pp |
The |
The |
.Nm |
.Nm |
macros are classified by scope: line scope or block scope. Line-scoped |
macros are classified by scope: line scope or block scope. Line |
macros are only scoped to the current line (and, in some situations, |
macros are only scoped to the current line (and, in some situations, |
the subsequent line). Block macros are scoped to the current line and |
the subsequent line). Block macros are scoped to the current line and |
subsequent lines until closed by another block macro. |
subsequent lines until closed by another block macro. |
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.Ss Line Macros |
.Ss Line Macros |
Line-macros are scoped to the current line, with the body consisting of |
Line macros are generally scoped to the current line, with the body |
zero or more arguments. If a macro is next-line scoped and the line |
consisting of zero or more arguments. If a macro is scoped to the next |
arguments are empty, the next line is used instead. Thus: |
line and the line arguments are empty, the next line is used instead, |
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else the general syntax is used. Thus: |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
\&.RI |
\&.I |
foo |
foo |
.Ed |
.Ed |
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is equivalent to |
is equivalent to |
.Sq \&.RI foo . |
.Sq \&.I foo . |
.\" PARAGRAPH |
If next-line macros are invoked consecutively, only the last is used. |
Consecutive next-line invocations are disallowed. |
If a next-line macro is proceded by a block macro, it is ignored. |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
\&.YO \(lBbody...\(rB |
\&.YO \(lBbody...\(rB |
\(lBbody...\(rB |
\(lBbody...\(rB |
.Ed |
.Ed |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "ScopeXXXXX" |
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "ScopeXXXXX" |
.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Scope |
.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Scope |
.It \&B Ta n Ta next-line |
.It B Ta n Ta next-line |
.It \&BI Ta n Ta current |
.It BI Ta n Ta current |
.It \&BR Ta n Ta current |
.It BR Ta n Ta current |
.It \&I Ta n Ta next-line |
.It DT Ta 0 Ta current |
.It \&IB Ta n Ta current |
.It I Ta n Ta next-line |
.It \&IR Ta n Ta current |
.It IB Ta n Ta current |
.It \&R Ta n Ta next-line |
.It IR Ta n Ta current |
.It \&RB Ta n Ta current |
.It R Ta n Ta next-line |
.It \&RI Ta n Ta current |
.It RB Ta n Ta current |
.It \&SB Ta n Ta next-line |
.It RI Ta n Ta current |
.It \&SM Ta n Ta next-line |
.It SB Ta n Ta next-line |
.It \&TH Ta >1, <6 Ta current |
.It SM Ta n Ta next-line |
.It \&br Ta 0 Ta current |
.It TH Ta >1, <6 Ta current |
.It \&fi Ta 0 Ta current |
.It UC Ta n Ta current |
.It \&i Ta n Ta current |
.It br Ta 0 Ta current |
.It \&na Ta 0 Ta current |
.It fi Ta 0 Ta current |
.It \&nf Ta 0 Ta current |
.It i Ta n Ta current |
.It \&r Ta 0 Ta current |
.It na Ta 0 Ta current |
.It \&sp Ta 1 Ta current |
.It nf Ta 0 Ta current |
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.It r Ta 0 Ta current |
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.It sp Ta 1 Ta current |
.El |
.El |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The lower-case |
The |
.Sq \&br , |
.Sq RS , |
.Sq \&fi , |
.Sq RE , |
.Sq \&i , |
.Sq UC , |
.Sq \&na , |
.Sq br , |
.Sq \&nf , |
.Sq fi , |
.Sq \&r , |
.Sq i , |
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.Sq na , |
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.Sq nf , |
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.Sq r , |
and |
and |
.Sq \&sp |
.Sq sp |
macros aren't historically part of |
macros should not be used. They're included for compatibility. |
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and should not be used. They're included for compatibility. |
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.Ss Block Macros |
.Ss Block Macros |
Block macros are comprised of a head and body. The head is scoped to |
Block macros are comprised of a head and body. Like for in-line macros, |
the current line and, in one circumstance, the next line; the body is |
the head is scoped to the current line and, in one circumstance, the |
scoped to subsequent lines and is closed out by a subsequent block macro |
next line; the body is scoped to subsequent lines and is closed out by a |
invocation. |
subsequent block macro invocation. |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
\&.YO \(lBhead...\(rB |
\&.YO \(lBhead...\(rB |
\(lBhead...\(rB |
\(lBhead...\(rB |
\(lBbody...\(rB |
\(lBbody...\(rB |
.Ed |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
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The closure of body scope may be to the section, where a macro is closed |
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by |
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sub-section, closed by a section or |
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.Sq SS ; |
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part, closed by a section, sub-section, or |
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.Sq RE ; |
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or paragraph, closed by a section, sub-section, part, |
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.Sq HP , |
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.Sq IP , |
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.Sq LP , |
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.Sq P , |
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.Sq PP , |
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.Sq TP . |
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No closure refers to an explicit block closing macro. |
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.Bl -column "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "Head ScopeX" "sub-sectionX" -compact -offset indent |
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.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Head Scope Ta Em Body Scope |
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.It HP Ta <2 Ta current Ta paragraph |
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.It IP Ta <3 Ta current Ta paragraph |
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.It LP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph |
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.It P Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph |
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.It PP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph |
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.It RE Ta 0 Ta current Ta none |
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.It RS Ta 1 Ta current Ta part |
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.It SH Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta section |
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.It SS Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta sub-section |
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.It TP Ta n Ta next-line Ta paragraph |
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If a block macro is next-line scoped, it may only be followed by in-line |
If a block macro is next-line scoped, it may only be followed by in-line |
macros (excluding |
macros (excluding |
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.Sq DT , |
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.Sq TH , |
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.Sq UC , |
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.Sq br , |
.Sq na , |
.Sq na , |
.Sq sp , |
.Sq sp , |
.Sq nf , |
.Sq nf , |
.Sq fi , |
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and |
and |
.Sq TH ) . |
.Sq fi ) . |
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.Bl -column "MacroX" "Arguments" "ScopeXXXX" -compact -offset indent |
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.It \&HP Ta <2 Ta current |
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.It \&IP Ta <3 Ta current |
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.It \&LP Ta 0 Ta current |
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.It \&P Ta 0 Ta current |
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.It \&PP Ta 0 Ta current |
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.It \&SH Ta >0 Ta current |
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.It \&SS Ta >0 Ta current |
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.It \&TP Ta n Ta next-line |
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.Sh REFERENCE |
.Sh REFERENCE |
This section is a canonical reference to all macros, arranged |
This section is a canonical reference to all macros, arranged |
alphabetically. For the scoping of individual macros, see |
alphabetically. For the scoping of individual macros, see |
.Sx MACRO SYNTAX . |
.Sx MACRO SYNTAX . |
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.Ss Definitions |
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In this reference, a numerical width may be either a standalone natural |
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number (such as 3, 4, 10, etc.) or a natural number followed by a width |
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multiplier |
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.Qq n , |
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corresponding to the width of the formatted letter n, or |
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.Qq m , |
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corresponding to the width of the formatted letter m. The latter is the |
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default, if unspecified. Thus, |
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\&.HP 12n |
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indicates an offset of 12 |
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.Qq n |
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.Ns -sized |
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letters. |
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.Ss Macro Reference |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.Bl -tag -width Ds |
.It \&B |
.It B |
Text is rendered in bold face. |
Text is rendered in bold face. |
.It \&BI |
.It BI |
Text is rendered alternately in bold face and italic. Thus, |
Text is rendered alternately in bold face and italic. Thus, |
.Sq \&.BI this word and that |
.Sq .BI this word and that |
causes |
causes |
.Sq this |
.Sq this |
and |
and |
Line 277 to render in bold face, while |
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Line 354 to render in bold face, while |
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and |
and |
.Sq that |
.Sq that |
render in italics. Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
render in italics. Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&BR |
.It BR |
Text is rendered alternately in bold face and roman (the default font). |
Text is rendered alternately in bold face and roman (the default font). |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&HP |
.It DT |
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Has no effect. Included for compatibility. |
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.It HP |
Begin a paragraph whose initial output line is left-justified, but |
Begin a paragraph whose initial output line is left-justified, but |
subsequent output lines are indented. |
subsequent output lines are indented, with the following syntax: |
.\" TODO. |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.It \&I |
\&.HP [width] |
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.Pp |
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.Va width |
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is specified, it's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if |
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unspecified, the saved or default width is used. |
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.It I |
Text is rendered in italics. |
Text is rendered in italics. |
.It \&IB |
.It IB |
Text is rendered alternately in italics and bold face. Whitespace |
Text is rendered alternately in italics and bold face. Whitespace |
between arguments is omitted in output. |
between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&IP |
.It IP |
.\" TODO. |
Begin a paragraph with the following syntax: |
.It \&IR |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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\&.IP [head [width]] |
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.Pp |
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.Sq TP |
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except for the macro syntax (all arguments on the line, instead of |
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having next-line scope). If |
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.Va width |
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is specified, it's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if |
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unspecified, the saved or default width is used. |
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.It IR |
Text is rendered alternately in italics and roman (the default font). |
Text is rendered alternately in italics and roman (the default font). |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&LP, \&P, \&PP |
.It LP, P, PP |
Begin an undecorated paragraph. The scope of a paragraph is closed by a |
Begin an undecorated paragraph. The scope of a paragraph is closed by a |
subsequent paragraph, sub-section, section, or end of file. |
subsequent paragraph, sub-section, section, or end of file. The saved |
.It \&R |
paragraph left-margin width is re-set to the default. |
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.It R |
Text is rendered in roman (the default font). |
Text is rendered in roman (the default font). |
.It \&RB |
.It RB |
Text is rendered alternately in roman (the default font) and bold face. |
Text is rendered alternately in roman (the default font) and bold face. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&RI |
.It RE |
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Explicitly close out the scope of a prior |
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.Sq RS . |
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.It RI |
Text is rendered alternately in roman (the default font) and italics. |
Text is rendered alternately in roman (the default font) and italics. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
Whitespace between arguments is omitted in output. |
.It \&SB |
.It RS |
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Begin a part setting the left margin. The left margin controls the |
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offset, following an initial indentation, to un-indented text such as |
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that of |
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.Sq PP . |
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The width may be specified as following: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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\&.RS [width] |
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.Pp |
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If |
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.Va width |
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is not specified, the saved or default width is used. |
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.It SB |
Text is rendered in small size (one point smaller than the default font) |
Text is rendered in small size (one point smaller than the default font) |
bold face. |
bold face. |
.It \&SH |
.It SH |
Begin a section. The scope of a section is only closed by another |
Begin a section. The scope of a section is only closed by another |
section or the end of file. |
section or the end of file. The paragraph left-margin width is re-set |
.It \&SM |
to the default. |
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.It SM |
Text is rendered in small size (one point smaller than the default |
Text is rendered in small size (one point smaller than the default |
font). |
font). |
.It \&SS |
.It SS |
Begin a sub-section. The scope of a sub-section is closed by a |
Begin a sub-section. The scope of a sub-section is closed by a |
subsequent sub-section, section, or end of file. |
subsequent sub-section, section, or end of file. The paragraph |
.It \&TH |
left-margin width is re-set to the default. |
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.It TH |
Sets the title of the manual page with the following syntax: |
Sets the title of the manual page with the following syntax: |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
\&.TH title section date source volume |
\&.TH title section [date [source [volume]]] |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
At least the |
At least the |
.Va title |
.Va title |
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string specifies the organisation providing the utility. The |
string specifies the organisation providing the utility. The |
.Va volume |
.Va volume |
replaces the default rendered volume as dictated by the manual section. |
replaces the default rendered volume as dictated by the manual section. |
.It \&TP |
.It TP |
Begin a paragraph where the head, if exceeding the indentation point, is |
Begin a paragraph where the head, if exceeding the indentation width, is |
followed by a newline; if not, the body follows on the same line after a |
followed by a newline; if not, the body follows on the same line after a |
buffer to the indentation point. Subsequent output lines are indented. |
buffer to the indentation width. Subsequent output lines are indented. |
.It \&br |
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.Pp |
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The indentation width may be set as follows: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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\&.TP [width] |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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Where |
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.Va width |
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must be a properly-formed numeric width. If |
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.Va width |
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is specified, it's saved for later paragraph left-margins; if |
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unspecified, the saved or default width is used. |
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.It UC |
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Has no effect. Included for compatibility. |
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.It br |
Breaks the current line. Consecutive invocations have no further effect. |
Breaks the current line. Consecutive invocations have no further effect. |
.\" TODO. |
.It fi |
.It \&fi |
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End literal mode begun by |
End literal mode begun by |
.Sq \&nf . |
.Sq nf . |
.It \&i |
.It i |
Italicise arguments. If no arguments are specified, all subsequent text |
Italicise arguments. If no arguments are specified, all subsequent text |
is italicised. |
is italicised. |
.It \&na |
.It na |
No alignment to the right margin. |
Don't align to the right margin. |
.It \&nf |
.It nf |
Begin literal mode: all subsequent free-form lines have their end of |
Begin literal mode: all subsequent free-form lines have their end of |
line boundaries preserved. May be ended by |
line boundaries preserved. May be ended by |
.Sq \&fi . |
.Sq fi . |
.It \&r |
.It r |
Fonts and styles (bold face, italics) reset to roman (default font). |
Fonts and styles (bold face, italics) reset to roman (default font). |
.It \&sp |
.It sp |
Insert n spaces, where n is the macro's positive numeric argument. If |
Insert n spaces, where n is the macro's positive numeric argument. If |
0, this is equivalent to the |
0, this is equivalent to the |
.Sq br |
.Sq br |
macro. |
macro. |
.El |
.El |
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
This section documents compatibility with other roff implementations, at |
This section documents compatibility with other roff implementations, at |
this time limited to |
this time limited to |
Line 377 standalone double-quote in formatted output. This idi |
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Line 513 standalone double-quote in formatted output. This idi |
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behaviour is no longer applicable. |
behaviour is no longer applicable. |
.It |
.It |
The |
The |
.Sq \&sp |
.Sq sp |
macro does not accept negative numbers. |
macro does not accept negative numbers. |
.It |
.It |
Blocks of whitespace are stripped from both macro and free-form text |
Blocks of whitespace are stripped from both macro and free-form text |
lines (except when in literal mode), while groff would retain whitespace |
lines (except when in literal mode), while groff would retain whitespace |
in free-form text lines. |
in free-form text lines. |
.El |
.El |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr mandoc 1 , |
.Xr mandoc 1 , |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 |
.\" SECTION |
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.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |
The |
The |
.Nm |
.Nm |
reference was written by |
reference was written by |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se . |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se . |
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.Sh CAVEATS |
.Sh CAVEATS |
Do not use this language. Use |
Do not use this language. Use |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
.Xr mdoc 7 , |
instead. |
instead. |
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