version 1.200, 2011/08/17 20:34:53 |
version 1.201, 2011/08/17 22:20:14 |
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macro lines with only a control character and optional trailing |
macro lines with only a control character and optional trailing |
whitespace are |
whitespace are |
stripped from input. |
stripped from input. |
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.Pp |
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Examples: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact |
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\&.\e\*q This is a comment line. |
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\&.\e\*q The next line is ignored: |
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\&. |
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\&.Em Emphasis \e\*q This is also a comment. |
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.Ed |
.Ss Special Characters |
.Ss Special Characters |
Special characters are used to encode special glyphs and are rendered |
Special characters are used to encode special glyphs and are rendered |
differently across output media. |
differently across output media. |
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.It \&.Bl -tag -width 2i |
.It \&.Bl -tag -width 2i |
two-inch tagged list indentation |
two-inch tagged list indentation |
.Pq see Sx \&Bl |
.Pq see Sx \&Bl |
.It \&.br 2v |
.It \&.sp 2v |
two vertical spaces |
two vertical spaces |
.Pq see Sx \&br |
.Pq see Sx \&sp |
.El |
.El |
.Ss Sentence Spacing |
.Ss Sentence Spacing |
Sentences should terminate at the end of an input line. |
Sentences should terminate at the end of an input line. |