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language was historically used to format |
language was historically used to format |
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manuals. In this reference document, we describe the syntax and |
manuals. This reference document describes the syntax and structure of |
structure of the |
this language. |
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language. |
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.Em \&Do not ever |
.Em \&Do not |
use |
use |
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to write your manuals. Use the |
to write your manuals. Use the |
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is equivalent to |
is equivalent to |
.Sq \&.RI foo . |
.Sq \&.RI foo . |
If two consecutive lines exhibit the latter behaviour, |
If two consecutive lines exhibit the latter behaviour, |
an error is raised. Thus, the following is not acceptable: |
an error is raised. Thus, the following is not acceptable: |
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Line 176 macros and corresponding number of arguments. |
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Line 174 macros and corresponding number of arguments. |
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.It \&.IR Ta n |
.It \&.IR Ta n |
.It \&.RI Ta n |
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system, the following macros are also supported: |
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.Bl -column "MacroX" "Arguments" -compact -offset indent |
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These follow the same calling conventions as the above |
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macros. |
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