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authorKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2009-04-05 16:34:22 +0000
committerKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2009-04-05 16:34:22 +0000
commit075a3ee5ea7b8a761f32c3afd8b483dad8b67049 (patch)
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man(3) doesn't use err.h anymore.
Added .i to man(3). Fixed up manuals. Fixed up webpage. Assertion fixes in man(3) (hashtable). Fixed assertion for .IP in mandoc -man.
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@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@ The
.Nm man
language was historically used to format
.Ux
-manuals. In this reference document, we describe the syntax and
-structure of the
-.Nm
-language.
+manuals. This reference document describes the syntax and structure of
+this language.
.Pp
-.Em \&Do not ever
+.Em \&Do not
use
.Nm
to write your manuals. Use the
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ foo
.Ed
.Pp
is equivalent to
-.Sq \&.RI foo .
+.Sq \&.RI foo .
If two consecutive lines exhibit the latter behaviour,
an error is raised. Thus, the following is not acceptable:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
@@ -184,7 +182,12 @@ system, the following macros are also supported:
.Bl -column "MacroX" "Arguments" -compact -offset indent
.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments
.It \&.br Ta 0
+.It \&.i Ta n
.El
+.Pp
+These follow the same calling conventions as the above
+.Nm
+macros.
.\" SECTION
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mandoc 1 ,