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.\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2010 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org> |
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.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any |
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any |
Line 52 Other lines are interpreted within the current state. |
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Line 52 Other lines are interpreted within the current state. |
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.Nm |
.Nm |
documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the space |
documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the space |
character, and, in certain circumstances, the tab character. |
character, and, in certain circumstances, the tab character. |
All manuals must have |
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.Ux |
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line terminators. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
If the first character of a line is a space, that line is printed |
If the first character of a line is a space, that line is printed |
with a leading newline. |
with a leading newline. |
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By doing so, front-ends will be able to apply the proper amount of |
By doing so, front-ends will be able to apply the proper amount of |
spacing after the end of sentence (unescaped) period, exclamation mark, |
spacing after the end of sentence (unescaped) period, exclamation mark, |
or question mark followed by zero or more non-sentence closing |
or question mark followed by zero or more non-sentence closing |
delimiters ( |
delimiters |
.Ns Sq \&) , |
.Po |
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.Sq \&) , |
.Sq \&] , |
.Sq \&] , |
.Sq \&' , |
.Sq \&' , |
.Sq \&" ) . |
.Sq \&" |
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.Pc . |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The proper spacing is also intelligently preserved if a sentence ends at |
The proper spacing is also intelligently preserved if a sentence ends at |
the boundary of a macro line. |
the boundary of a macro line. |
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Suppress a space. |
Suppress a space. |
Following invocation, text is interpreted as free-form text until a |
Following invocation, text is interpreted as free-form text until a |
macro is encountered. |
macro is encountered. |
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.Pp |
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This has no effect when invoked at the start of a macro line. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Examples: |
Examples: |
.Dl \&.Fl o \&Ns \&Ar output |
.Dl \&.Fl o \&Ns \&Ar output |