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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/man.7,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -p -r1.17 -r1.18
--- mandoc/man.7	2009/06/25 11:35:28	1.17
+++ mandoc/man.7	2009/07/04 09:00:41	1.18
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.17 2009/06/25 11:35:28 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.18 2009/07/04 09:00:41 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
 .\"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: June 25 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 4 2009 $
 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .\" SECTION
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ or a single one-character sequence.
 .Pp
 Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk,
 .Sq \e* ,
-with the same combinations as described above.  This form is deprecated.  
+with the same combinations as described above.
+.Pp
+Terms may also be text-decorated using the
+.Sq \ef
+escape followed by a text-decoration letter: B (bold), I, (italic), or P
+and R (Roman, or reset).
 .\" SUB-SECTION
 .Ss Whitespace
 Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned
@@ -217,6 +222,11 @@ system, the following macros are also supported:
 These follow the same calling conventions as the above
 .Nm
 macros.
+.\" SECTION
+.Sh COMPATIBILITY
+See
+.Xr mdoc 7
+for groff compatibility notes.
 .\" SECTION
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1 ,