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.Sq \ef

attributes are forgotten when entering or exiting a macro block.

.Ss Whitespace

Unless specifically escaped, consecutive blocks of whitespace are pruned

In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped

from input. These are later re-added, if applicable, by a front-end

trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).

utility such as

Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are permitted and

.Xr mandoc 1 .

rendered as an empty line.

.Pp

In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded. If

arguments are quoted, whitespace within the quotes is retained.

.Ss Dates

The

.Sx \&TH

Line 886 language.

Line 889 language.

In quoted literals, GNU troff allowed pair-wise double-quotes to produce

a standalone double-quote in formatted output. It is not known whether

this behaviour is exhibited by other formatters.

.It

Blocks of whitespace are stripped from macro and free-form text lines

(except when in literal mode) in mandoc. This is not the case for GNU

troff: for maximum portability, whitespace sensitive blocks should be

enclosed in literal contexts.

.It

The

.Sx \&sp