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\&.El |
\&.El |
.Ed |
.Ed |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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List the options in alphabetical order, |
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uppercase before lowercase for each letter and |
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with no regard to whether an option takes an argument. |
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Put digits in ascending order before all letter options. |
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.Pp |
Manuals not documenting a command won't include the above fragment. |
Manuals not documenting a command won't include the above fragment. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Since the |
Since the |
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Close parenthesised context opened by |
Close parenthesised context opened by |
.Sx \&Po . |
.Sx \&Po . |
.Ss \&Pf |
.Ss \&Pf |
Removes the space between its argument |
Removes the space between its argument and the following macro. |
.Pq Dq prefix |
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and the following macro. |
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Its syntax is as follows: |
Its syntax is as follows: |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.D1 .Pf Ar prefix macro arguments ... |
.D1 .Pf Ar prefix macro arguments ... |
.Pp |
.Pp |
This is equivalent to: |
This is equivalent to: |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.D1 .No Ar prefix No \&Ns Ar macro arguments ... |
.D1 .No \e& Ns Ar prefix No \&Ns Ar macro arguments ... |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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The |
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.Ar prefix |
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argument is not parsed for macro names or delimiters, |
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but used verbatim as if it were escaped. |
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.Pp |
Examples: |
Examples: |
.Dl ".Pf $ Ar variable_name" |
.Dl ".Pf $ Ar variable_name" |
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.Dl ".Pf . Ar macro_name" |
.Dl ".Pf 0x Ar hex_digits" |
.Dl ".Pf 0x Ar hex_digits" |
.Pp |
.Pp |
See also |
See also |
Line 2705 Link to another manual |
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Line 2714 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 Op section |
.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Xr Ar name section |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Cross reference the |
Cross reference the |
.Ar name |
.Ar name |
and |
and |
.Ar section |
.Ar section |
number of another man page; |
number of another man page. |
omitting the section number is rarely useful. |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
Examples: |
Examples: |
.Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 |
Line 3024 then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument |
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Line 3032 then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument |
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.It Sx \&Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It Sx \&Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It Sx \&Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It Sx \&Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It Sx \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It Sx \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 2 |
.It Sx \&br Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It Sx \&br Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It Sx \&sp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 |
.It Sx \&sp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 |
.El |
.El |
Line 3208 but produces large indentations. |
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Line 3216 but produces large indentations. |
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.Xr mandoc_char 7 , |
.Xr mandoc_char 7 , |
.Xr roff 7 , |
.Xr roff 7 , |
.Xr tbl 7 |
.Xr tbl 7 |
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.Pp |
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The web page |
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.Lk http://mdocml.bsd.lv/mdoc/ "extended documentation for the mdoc language" |
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provides a few tutorial-style pages for beginners, an extensive style |
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guide for advanced authors, and an alphabetic index helping to choose |
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the best macros for various kinds of content. |
.Sh HISTORY |
.Sh HISTORY |
The |
The |
.Nm |
.Nm |