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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v
retrieving revision 1.96
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -p -r1.96 -r1.97
--- mandoc/mdoc.7	2010/05/08 08:36:44	1.96
+++ mandoc/mdoc.7	2010/05/08 10:28:24	1.97
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.96 2010/05/08 08:36:44 kristaps Exp $
+.\"	$Id: mdoc.7,v 1.97 2010/05/08 10:28:24 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\"
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ and
 .Sq \e*(Ba
 .Pq vertical bar .
 .Ss Whitespace
+Whitespace consists of the space character.  
 In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped
 trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).
-Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are only permitted
+Blank free-form lines, which may include whitespace, are only permitted
 within literal contexts.
 .Pp
 In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded.  If