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just use the normal space character |
just use the normal space character |
.Pq Sq \ . |
.Pq Sq \ . |
.Pp |
.Pp |
When filling text, lines may be broken between words, i.e. at space |
When filling text, output lines may be broken between words, i.e. at space |
characters. |
characters. |
To prevent a line break between two particular words, |
To prevent a line break between two particular words, |
use the non-breaking space escape sequence |
use the unpaddable non-breaking space escape sequence |
.Pq Sq \e~ |
.Pq Sq \e\ \& |
instead of the normal space character. |
instead of the normal space character. |
For example, the input string |
For example, the input string |
.Dq number\e~1 |
.Dq number\e\ 1 |
will be kept together as |
will be kept together as |
.Dq number\~1 |
.Dq number\ 1 |
on the same output line. |
on the same output line. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
On request and macro lines, the normal space character serves as an |
On request and macro lines, the normal space character serves as an |
argument delimiter. |
argument delimiter. |
To include whitespace into arguments, quoting is usually the best choice. |
To include whitespace into arguments, quoting is usually the best choice; |
In some cases, using either the non-breaking |
see the MACRO SYNTAX section in |
.Pq Sq \e~ |
.Xr roff 7 . |
or the breaking |
In some cases, using the non-breaking space escape sequence |
.Pq Sq \e\ \& |
.Pq Sq \e\ \& |
space escape sequence may be preferable. |
may be preferable. |
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.Pp |
To escape macro names and to protect whitespace at the end |
To escape macro names and to protect whitespace at the end |
of input lines, the zero-width space |
of input lines, the zero-width space |
.Pq Sq \e& |
.Pq Sq \e& |
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Spacing: |
Spacing: |
.Bl -column "Input" "Description" -offset indent -compact |
.Bl -column "Input" "Description" -offset indent -compact |
.It Em Input Ta Em Description |
.It Em Input Ta Em Description |
.It \e~ Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space |
.It Sq \e\ \& Ta unpaddable non-breaking space |
.It \e Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space |
.It \e~ Ta paddable non-breaking space |
.It \e^ Ta zero-width space |
.It \e0 Ta unpaddable, breaking digit-width space |
.It \e% Ta zero-width space |
.It \e| Ta one-sixth \e(em narrow space, zero width in nroff mode |
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.It \e^ Ta one-twelfth \e(em half-narrow space, zero width in nroff |
.It \e& Ta zero-width space |
.It \e& Ta zero-width space |
.It \e| Ta zero-width space |
.It \e% Ta zero-width space allowing hyphenation |
.It \e0 Ta breaking, non-collapsing digit-width space |
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.It \ec Ta removes any trailing space (if applicable) |
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.El |
.El |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Lines: |
Lines: |
Line 661 The escape sequences |
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Line 661 The escape sequences |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
are interpreted as Unicode codepoints. |
are interpreted as Unicode codepoints. |
The codepoint must be in the range above U+0080 and less than U+10FFFF. |
The codepoint must be in the range above U+0080 and less than U+10FFFF. |
For compatibility, the hexadecimal digits |
For compatibility, the hexadecimal digits |
.Sq A |
.Sq A |
to |
to |
.Sq F |
.Sq F |
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manual page was written by |
manual page was written by |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv . |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv . |
.Sh CAVEATS |
.Sh CAVEATS |
The |
The predefined string |
.Sq \e*(Ba |
.Sq \e*(Ba |
escape mimics the behaviour of the |
mimics the behaviour of the |
.Sq \&| |
.Sq \&| |
character in |
character in |
.Xr mdoc 7 ; |
.Xr mdoc 7 ; |