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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mandoc_char.7,v
retrieving revision 1.37
retrieving revision 1.38
diff -u -p -r1.37 -r1.38
--- mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2010/05/09 15:08:16	1.37
+++ mandoc/mandoc_char.7	2010/05/09 21:11:22	1.38
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.37 2010/05/09 15:08:16 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.38 2010/05/09 21:11:22 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -546,3 +546,14 @@ The
 .Nm
 manual page was written by
 .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+The
+.Sq \e*(Ba
+escape mimics the behaviour of the
+.Sq \*(Ba
+character in
+.Xr mdoc 7 ;
+thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use
+the
+.Sq \e(ba
+escape.