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version 1.216, 2012/08/29 23:38:50 |
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Line 2532 Link to another manual |
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.Pq Qq cross-reference . |
.Pq Qq cross-reference . |
Its syntax is as follows: |
Its syntax is as follows: |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Xr Ar name section |
.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Xr Ar name Op section |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The |
Cross reference the |
.Ar name |
.Ar name |
and |
and |
.Ar section |
.Ar section |
are the name and section of the linked manual. |
number of another man page; |
If |
omitting the section number is rarely useful. |
.Ar section |
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is followed by non-punctuation, an |
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.Sx \&Ns |
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is inserted into the token stream. |
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This behaviour is for compatibility with |
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GNU troff. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
Examples: |
Examples: |
.Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 |