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.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se> |
.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@openbsd.org> |
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.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |
.\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. |
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.Dd $Mdocdate$ |
.Dd $Mdocdate$ |
.Dt mdoc 7 |
.Dt MDOC 7 |
.Os |
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.\" SECTION |
.\" SECTION |
.Sh NAME |
.Sh NAME |
.Nm mdoc |
.Nm mdoc |
.Nd mdoc macro reference |
.Nd mdoc language reference |
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.\" SECTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The |
The |
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language is used to format |
language is used to format |
.Bx |
.Bx |
.Ux |
.Ux |
manuals. An |
manuals. In this reference document, we describe the syntax, ontology |
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and structure of the |
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language. |
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.\" PARAGRAPH |
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.Pp |
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An |
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.Nm |
document follows simple rules: lines beginning with the control |
document follows simple rules: lines beginning with the control |
character |
character |
.Sq \. |
.Sq \. |
are parsed for macros. Other lines are interpreted within the scope of |
are parsed for macros. Other lines are interpreted within the scope of |
prior macros. This document describes the encoding, ontology and syntax |
prior macros: |
of these macros. |
.Bd -literal -offset XXX |
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\&.Sh Macro lines change control state. |
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Other lines are interpreted within the current state. |
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.Ed |
.\" SECTION |
.\" SECTION |
.Sh CHARACTER ENCODING |
.Sh INPUT ENCODING |
.Nm |
.Nm |
documents may contain only printable alphanumeric characters, the space |
documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the space |
character |
character |
.Sq \ , |
.Sq \ , |
and, in certain circumstances, the tab character |
and, in certain circumstances, the tab character |
.Sq \et . |
.Sq \et . |
All manuals must have |
All manuals must have |
.Sq \en |
.Sq \en |
line termination. |
line termination. |
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the context of |
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.Sq \&.Bd \-literal |
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or |
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.Sq \&.Bd \-unfilled . |
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.Pp |
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Tab characters |
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.Pq \et |
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are only acceptable when delimiting |
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.Sq \&.Bl \-column |
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and in |
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.Sq \&.Bd \-literal |
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or |
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.Sq \&.Bd \-unfilled |
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contexts. |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.Ss Reserved Characters |
.Ss Reserved Characters |
Within a macro line, the following characters are reserved: |
Within a macro line, the following characters are reserved: |
Line 72 Within a macro line, the following characters are rese |
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.It \&? |
.It \&? |
.Pq question |
.Pq question |
.It \&! |
.It \&! |
.Pq exclmamation |
.Pq exclamation |
.El |
.El |
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.\" PARAGRAPH |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Use of these characters must either be escaped with a non-breaking space |
Use of reserved characters is described in |
.Pq Sq \e& |
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or, if applicable, an appropriate escape-sequence used. Use of reserved |
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characters is described in |
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.Sx Closure . |
.Sx Closure . |
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For general non-reserved use, characters must either be escaped with a |
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non-breaking space |
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.Pq Sq \e& |
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or, if applicable, an appropriate escape-sequence used. |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.Ss Special Characters |
.Ss Special Characters |
Special character sequences begin with the escape character |
Special character sequences begin with the escape character |
.Sq \\ |
.Sq \e |
followed by either an open-parenthesis |
followed by either an open-parenthesis |
.Sq \&( |
.Sq \&( |
for two-character sequences; an open-bracket |
for two-character sequences; an open-bracket |
Line 93 for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-brack |
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Line 120 for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-brack |
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or a single one-character sequence. |
or a single one-character sequence. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk, |
Characters may alternatively be escaped by a slash-asterisk, |
.Sq \\* , |
.Sq \e* , |
with the same combinations as described above. This form is deprecated. |
with the same combinations as described above. This form is deprecated. |
.Pp |
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The following is a table of all available escapes. |
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Grammatic: |
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.It \\(em |
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.Pq em-dash |
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.It \\(en |
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.Pq en-dash |
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.It \e- |
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.Pq hyphen |
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.It \\\\ |
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.Pq back-slash |
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.It \e' |
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.Pq apostrophe |
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.It \e` |
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.Pq back-tick |
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.It \\ |
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.Pq space |
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.It \\. |
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.Pq period |
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.It \\(rC |
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.Pq right brace |
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.It \\(lC |
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.Pq left brace |
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.It \\(ra |
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.Pq right angle |
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.It \\(la |
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.Pq left angle |
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.It \\(rB |
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.Pq right bracket |
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.It \\(lB |
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.Pq left bracket |
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.It \\q |
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.Pq double-quote |
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.It \\(lq |
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.Pq left double-quote |
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.It \\(Lq |
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.Pq left double-quote, deprecated |
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.It \\(rq |
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.Pq right double-quote |
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.It \\(Rq |
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.Pq right double-quote, deprecated |
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.It \\(oq |
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.Pq left single-quote |
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.It \\(aq |
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.Pq right single-quote |
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Indicatives: |
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.Bl -tag -width 12n -offset "XXXX" -compact |
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.It \\(<- |
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.Pq left arrow |
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.It \\(-> |
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.Pq right arrow |
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.It \\(ua |
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.Pq up arrow |
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.It \\(da |
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.Pq down arrow |
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.El |
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Mathematical: |
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.It \\(Gt |
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.Pq greater-than, deprecated |
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.It \\(Lt |
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.Pq less-than, deprecated |
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.It \\(<= |
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.Pq less-than-equal |
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.It \\(Le |
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.Pq less-than-equal, deprecated |
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.It \\(>= |
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.Pq greater-than-equal |
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.It \\(Ge |
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.Pq greater-than-equal |
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.It \\(== |
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.Pq equal |
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.It \\(!= |
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.Pq not equal |
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.It \\(Ne |
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.Pq not equal, deprecated |
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.It \\(if |
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.Pq infinity |
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.It \\(If |
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.Pq infinity, deprecated |
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.It \\(na |
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.Pq NaN , an extension |
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.It \\(Na |
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.Pq NaN, deprecated |
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.It \\(+- |
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.Pq plus-minus |
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.It \\(Pm |
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.Pq plus-minus, deprecated |
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.It \\(** |
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.Pq asterisk |
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.El |
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.\" PARAGRAPH |
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Diacritics: |
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.Bl -tag -width 12n -offset "XXXX" -compact |
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.It \\(ga |
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.Pq accent grave |
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.It \\(aa |
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.Pq accent accute |
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.El |
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Special symbols: |
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.Bl -tag -width 12n -offset "XXXX" -compact |
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.It \\(bu |
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.Pq bullet |
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.It \\(ba |
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.Pq bar |
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.It \\(Ba |
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.Pq bar, deprecated |
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.It \\(co |
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.Pq copyright |
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.It \\& |
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.Pq non-breaking space |
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.It \\e |
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.Pq escape |
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.It \\(Am |
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.Pq ampersand, deprecated |
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.El |
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.\" SECTION |
.\" SECTION |
.Sh ONTOLOGY |
.Sh STRUCTURE |
Macros are classified in an ontology described by scope rules. |
Macros are classified in an ontology described by their scope rules. |
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Some macros are allowed to deviate from their classifications to |
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preserve backward-compatibility with old macro combinations still found |
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in the manual corpus. These are specifically noted on a per-macro |
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basis. |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.Ss Scope |
.Ss Scope |
.Bl -inset |
.Bl -inset |
Line 239 may span multiple lines. |
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Line 139 may span multiple lines. |
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.Bl -inset -offset XXXX |
.Bl -inset -offset XXXX |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It Em Full-block |
.It Em Full-block |
macros always span multiple lines. They consist optionally of one or |
macros always span multiple lines. They consist of zero or |
more |
more |
.Qq heads , |
.Qq heads , |
subsequent macros or text on the same line following invocation; a |
subsequent macros or text on the same line following invocation; an |
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optional |
.Qq body , |
.Qq body , |
which spans subsequent lines of text or macros; and an optional |
which spans subsequent lines of text or macros; and an optional |
.Qq tail , |
.Qq tail , |
macros or text on the same line following closure. |
macros or text on the same line following closure. |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It Em Partial-block |
.It Em Partial-block |
macros may span multiple lines. They consists optionally of a |
macros may span multiple lines. They consists of a optional |
.Qq head , |
.Qq head , |
text immediately following invocation; always a |
text immediately following invocation; always a |
.Qq body , |
.Qq body , |
Line 307 are followed by non-reserved characters, the behaviour |
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Line 208 are followed by non-reserved characters, the behaviour |
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macro. In general, scope of the macro is closed and re-opened: |
macro. In general, scope of the macro is closed and re-opened: |
subsequent tokens are interpreted as if the scope had just been opened. |
subsequent tokens are interpreted as if the scope had just been opened. |
In other circumstances, scope is simply closed out. |
In other circumstances, scope is simply closed out. |
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.\" .Ss Examples |
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.\" The following examples illustrate each macro classification. |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Implicit full-block. Has head, body and no tail. Scope closed by |
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.\" second |
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.\" .Sq \&Sh |
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.\" invocation. |
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.\" \&.Sh SECTION 1 |
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.\" body... |
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.\" .Ed |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Nested implicit full-block, where the subsection |
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.\" .Sq \&Ss |
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.\" is within the scope of the parent section |
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.\" .Sq \&Sh |
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.\" and closed along with its parent by the subsequent |
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.\" \&.Sh SECTION 1 |
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.\" \&.Ss Subsection 1 |
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.\" Explicit full-block. Has a head, a body and no tail. Scope closed by |
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.\" .Sq \&Ef |
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.\" invocation. |
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.\" \&.Bf symbolic |
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.\" body... |
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.\" \&.Ef |
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.\" .Ed |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Nested explicit/implicit scope. |
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.\" .Sq \&It |
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.\" macro is an implicit block whose scope is closed by the explicit |
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.\" .Sq \&El |
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.\" closure. |
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.\" .Bd -literal -offset XXXX |
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.\" \&.Bl \-bullet |
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.\" \&.It head |
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.\" body... |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Explicit partial-block. Has head, body and tail. Scope closed by |
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.\" .Sq \&Ec |
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.\" invocation. |
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.\" Implicit partial-block. Has only body. Scope is closed by end-of-line. |
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.\" .Ed |
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.\" .\" PARAGRAPH |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Explicit partial-block with only body and scope closed by |
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.\" .Sq \&Ac |
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.\" invocation. |
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.\" .Ed |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Implicit partial-block enclosing explicit partial-block. |
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.\" \&.Sq body... \&Ao body... \&Ac |
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.\" .Pp |
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.\" Inline macros, several in sequence. Scope is closed for |
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.\" .Sq \&Fl |
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.\" by the punctuation delimiter and |
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.\" .Sq \&Ar |
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.\" by the end-of-line. |
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.\" .Bd -literal -offset XXXX |
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.\" SECTION |
.\" SECTION |
.Sh SYNTAX |
.Sh SYNTAX |
Macros are generally two and at times three characters in length. The |
Macros are two or three characters in length. The syntax of macro |
syntax of macro invocation depends on its classification. |
invocation depends on its classification. |
.Qq \-arg |
.Qq \-arg |
refers to the macro arguments (which may contain zero or more values). |
refers to the macro arguments (which may contain zero or more values). |
In these illustrations, |
In these illustrations, |
Line 457 This section contains a complete list of all |
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Line 269 This section contains a complete list of all |
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.Nm |
.Nm |
macros, arranged ontologically. A |
macros, arranged ontologically. A |
.Qq callable |
.Qq callable |
macro is may be invoked subsequent to the initial macro-line macro. A |
macro is invoked subsequent to the initial macro-line macro. A |
.Qq parsable |
.Qq parsable |
macro may be followed by further (ostensibly callable) macros. |
macro may be followed by further (ostensibly callable) macros. |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
Line 466 The head of these macros follows invocation; the body |
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Line 278 The head of these macros follows invocation; the body |
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subsequent lines prior to closure. None of these macros have tails; |
subsequent lines prior to closure. None of these macros have tails; |
some |
some |
.Po |
.Po |
.Sq \&It \-bullet , |
.Sq \&.It \-bullet , |
.Sq \-hyphen , |
.Sq \-hyphen , |
.Sq \-dash , |
.Sq \-dash , |
.Sq \-enum , |
.Sq \-enum , |
Line 516 close at the invocation's end-of-line. |
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.It \&.Dl Ta \&No Ta Yes |
.It \&.Dl Ta \&No Ta Yes |
.It \&.Ql Ta Yes Ta Yes |
.It \&.Ql Ta Yes Ta Yes |
.El |
.El |
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.Pp |
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.Sq \&.Op |
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may be broken by |
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.Sq \&.Oc |
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as in the following example: |
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\&.Oo |
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\&.Op Fl a Oc |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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In the above example, the scope of |
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is technically broken by |
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however, due to the overwhelming existence of this sequence, it's |
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allowed. |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.\" SUB-SECTION |
.Ss Block partial-explicit |
.Ss Block partial-explicit |
Each of these contains at least a body and, in limited circumstances, a |
Each of these contains at least a body and, in limited circumstances, a |
head |
head |
.Pq So \&Fo Sc , So \&Eo Sc |
.Pq So \&.Fo Sc , So \&.Eo Sc |
and/or tail |
and/or tail |
.Pq So \&Ec Sc . |
.Pq So \&.Ec Sc . |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsableX" "closed by XXXX" -compact -offset XXXX |
.Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsableX" "closed by XXXX" -compact -offset XXXX |
.It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsable Ta Em Scope |
.It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsable Ta Em Scope |
Line 569 then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument |
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Line 399 then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument |
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.It \&.Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Cd Ta Yes Ta \&No Ta >0 |
.It \&.Cd Ta Yes Ta \&No Ta >0 |
.It \&.Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 |
.It \&.Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 |
.It \&.Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Ft Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ft Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ot Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Ot Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 |
.It \&.St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 |
.It \&.Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0, <3 |
.It \&.Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0, <3 |
.It \&.%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 |
.It \&.%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 |
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.It \&.Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
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.It \&.Dx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n |
.It \&.Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Fr Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
.It \&.Fr Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n |
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Line 459 then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument |
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.It \&.Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.It \&.Lk Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Lk Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Mt Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 |
.It \&.Mt Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 |
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.It \&.Es Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
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.It \&.En Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 |
.El |
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.Pp |
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The |
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.Sq \&.Ot , |
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.Sq \&.Fr , |
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.Sq \&.Es |
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and |
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macros are obsolete. |
.\" SECTION |
.\" SECTION |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
The mdoc language was traditionally a |
The mdoc language was traditionally a |
Line 640 compatibility with these systems. |
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Line 481 compatibility with these systems. |
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.Bl -dash -compact |
.Bl -dash -compact |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It |
.It |
.Sq \&It \-nested |
.Sq \&.Fo |
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and |
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.Sq \&.St |
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historically weren't always callable. Both are now correctly callable. |
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.\" LIST-ITEM |
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.It |
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.Sq \&.It \-nested |
is assumed for all lists: any list may be nested and |
is assumed for all lists: any list may be nested and |
.Sq \-enum |
.Sq \-enum |
lists will restart the sequence only for the sub-list. |
lists will restart the sequence only for the sub-list. |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It |
.It |
.Sq \&It \-column |
.Sq \&.It \-column |
syntax where column widths may be preceeded by other arguments (instead |
syntax where column widths may be preceeded by other arguments (instead |
of proceeded) is not supported. |
of proceeded) is not supported. |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It |
.It |
The |
The |
.Sq \&At |
.Sq \&.At |
macro only accepts a single parameter. |
macro only accepts a single parameter. |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.\" LIST-ITEM |
.It |
.It |
The system-name macros ( |
The system-name macros ( |
.Ns Sq \&At , |
.Ns Sq \&.At , |
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delimiter to render. This is not supported. |
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utility was written by |
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.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se . |
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@openbsd.org . |
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which ostensibly follows it, should follow the same convention as |
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