=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.9 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -p -r1.9 -r1.12 --- mandoc/mdoc.7 2009/03/19 20:43:13 1.9 +++ mandoc/mdoc.7 2009/03/21 13:47:02 1.12 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.9 2009/03/19 20:43:13 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.12 2009/03/21 13:47:02 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ .\" TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR .\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: March 19 2009 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: March 21 2009 $ .Dt mdoc 7 .Os .\" SECTION @@ -47,7 +47,23 @@ and, in certain circumstances, the tab character .Sq \et . All manuals must have .Sq \en -line termination. +line termination. +.Pp +The only time a blank line is acceptable is within +the context of +.Sq \&Bd \-literal +or +.Sq \&Bd \-unfilled . +.Pp +Tab characters +.Pq \et +are only acceptable when delimiting +.Sq \&Bl \-column +and in +.Sq \&Bd \-literal +or +.Sq \&Bd \-unfilled +contexts. .\" SUB-SECTION .Ss Reserved Characters Within a macro line, the following characters are reserved: @@ -766,25 +782,25 @@ then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument .It \&.Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Cd Ta Yes Ta \&No Ta >0 .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 \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .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 \&.Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 .It \&.Ft Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 .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 \&.Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Ot Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n .It \&.Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 .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 \&.Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0, <3 .It \&.%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 @@ -803,7 +819,7 @@ then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of argument .It \&.Bsx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Bx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Db Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 -.It \&.Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Fx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n .It \&.Ms Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 .It \&.No Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0