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.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "x[bracketrightbp]" Rendered Description |
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxbracketrightbpx" Rendered Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It \e(lB Ta \(lB Ta left bracket |
.It \e(lB Ta \(lB Ta left bracket |
.It \e(rB Ta \(rB Ta right bracket |
.It \e(rB Ta \(rB Ta right bracket |
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Mathematical: |
Mathematical: |
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "\[coproduct]X" "Rendered" "Description" |
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description" |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description |
.It \e(pl Ta \(pl Ta plus |
.It \e(pl Ta \(pl Ta plus |
.It \e(mi Ta \(mi Ta minus |
.It \e(mi Ta \(mi Ta minus |
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Line 513 implementations: |
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.It \e*(aa Ta \*(aa Ta acute |
.It \e*(aa Ta \*(aa Ta acute |
.It \e*(ga Ta \*(ga Ta grave |
.It \e*(ga Ta \*(ga Ta grave |
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh NUMBERED CHARACTERS |
This section documents compatibility of |
For backward compatibility with existing manuals, |
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.Xr mandoc 1 |
with older or existing versions of |
also supports the |
.Xr groff 1 . |
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The following render differently in |
.Dl \eN\(aq Ns Ar number Ns \(aq |
.Fl T Ns Ar ascii |
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output mode: |
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\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product], |
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\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a. |
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The following render differently in |
escape sequence, inserting the character |
.Fl T Ns Ar html |
.Ar number |
output mode: |
from the current character set into the output. |
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Of course, this is inherently non-portable and is already marked |
\e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc |
as deprecated in the Heirloom roff manual. |
.Ed |
For example, do not use \eN'34', use \e(dq, or even the plain |
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.Sq \(dq |
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character where possible. |
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
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This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other other |
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troff implementations, at this time limited to GNU troff |
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.Pq Qq groff . |
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Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or |
.Bl -dash -compact |
having no known representation: |
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent |
In |
\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru |
.Fl T Ns Cm ascii , |
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the |
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\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product], |
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\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(\-h, and \e(a. special characters render |
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differently between mandoc and groff. |
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In |
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.Fl T Ns Cm html |
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and |
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.Fl T Ns Cm xhtml , |
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the \e(~=, \e(nb, and \e(nc special characters render differently |
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between mandoc and groff. |
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The |
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.Fl T Ns Cm ps |
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and |
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.Fl T Ns Cm pdf |
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modes format like |
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.Fl T Ns Cm ascii |
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instead of rendering glyphs as in groff. |
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.It |
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The \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], and \e(ru special characters have been omitted |
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from mandoc either because they are poorly documented or they have no |
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known representation. |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |
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manual page was written by |
manual page was written by |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv . |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv . |
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.Sh CAVEATS |
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The |
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.Sq \e*(Ba |
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escape mimics the behaviour of the |
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.Sq \&| |
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character in |
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.Xr mdoc 7 ; |
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thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use |
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the |
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.Sq \e(ba |
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escape. |