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subsequent word isn't off-set by whitespace. |
subsequent word isn't off-set by whitespace. |
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.Ss Comments |
.Ss Comments |
Anything following a |
Text following a |
.Sq \e" |
.Sq \e" , |
delimiter is considered a comment (unless the |
whether in a macro or free-form text line, is ignored to the end of |
.Sq \e |
line. A macro line with only a control character and comment escape, |
itself has been escaped) and is ignored to the end of line. |
.Sq \&.\e" , |
Furthermore, a macro line with only a control character |
is also ignored. |
.Sq \. , |
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optionally followed by whitespace, is ignored. |
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.\" SUB-SECTION |
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.Ss Special Characters |
.Ss Special Characters |
Special character sequences begin with the escape character |
Special characters may occur in both macro and free-form lines. |
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Sequences begin with the escape character |
.Sq \e |
.Sq \e |
followed by either an open-parenthesis |
followed by either an open-parenthesis |
.Sq \&( |
.Sq \&( |
Line 88 for two-character sequences; an open-bracket |
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Line 87 for two-character sequences; an open-bracket |
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.Sq \&[ |
.Sq \&[ |
for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-bracket |
for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-bracket |
.Sq \&] ) ; |
.Sq \&] ) ; |
or a single one-character sequence. |
or a single one-character sequence. See |
.Pp |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 |
Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk, |
for a complete list. Examples include |
.Sq \e* , |
.Sq \e(em |
with the same combinations as described above. |
.Pq em-dash |
.Pp |
and |
Terms may also be text-decorated using the |
.Sq \ee |
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.Pq back-slash . |
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.Ss Text Decoration |
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Terms may be text-decorated using the |
.Sq \ef |
.Sq \ef |
escape followed by a text-decoration letter: B (bold), I, (italic), or P |
escape followed by an indicator: B (bold), I, (italic), or P and R |
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 |