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--- mandoc/man.7	2009/06/16 19:13:28	1.13
+++ mandoc/man.7	2009/07/14 15:56:44	1.19
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.13 2009/06/16 19:13:28 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: man.7,v 1.19 2009/07/14 15:56:44 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 16 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 14 2009 $
 .Dt MAN 7
 .Os
 .\" SECTION
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ The
 .Nm man
 language was historically used to format 
 .Ux
-manuals.  This reference document describes the syntax and structure of
-this language.
+manuals.  This reference document describes its syntax, structure, and
+usage.
 .Pp
-.Em \&Do not
-use 
+.Bf Em
+Do not use 
 .Nm
-to write your manuals.  Use the
+to write your manuals.  
+.Ef
+Use the
 .Xr mdoc 7
 language, instead.
 .\" PARAGRAPH
@@ -52,12 +54,9 @@ Other lines are interpreted within the current state.
 .\" SECTION
 .Sh INPUT ENCODING
 .Nm
-documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters and the
-space character
-.Sq \  .
-All manuals must have
+documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the
+space character, and the tabs character.  All manuals must have
 .Ux
-.Sq \en
 line termination.  
 .Pp
 Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a
@@ -93,9 +92,33 @@ 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
+from input.  These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end
+utility such as
+.Xr mandoc 1 .
 .\" SECTION
 .Sh STRUCTURE
+Each
+.Nm
+document must contain contains at least the
+.Sq \&.TH
+macro describing the document's section and title.  It may occur
+anywhere in the document, although conventionally, it appears as the
+first macro.
+.Pp
+Beyond the 
+.Sq \&.TH ,
+at least one macro or text node must appear in the document.
+.\" SECTION
+.Sh SYNTAX
 Macros are one to three three characters in length and begin with a
 control character ,
 .Sq \&. ,
@@ -153,7 +176,7 @@ The
 .Sq \&.TP
 macro is similar, but does not need an empty argument line to trigger
 the behaviour.
-.\" PARAGRAPH
+.\" SECTION
 .Sh MACROS
 This section contains a complete list of all 
 .Nm
@@ -196,6 +219,11 @@ 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 ,