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author | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-07-14 15:56:44 +0000 |
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committer | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-07-14 15:56:44 +0000 |
commit | bfdacbae1451a97ca77ed9bb9c1204e508f1dc22 (patch) | |
tree | ab2b8ae10a12535cace8dc91652ae76f37f780a8 /man.7 | |
parent | 367d592b85f82bddefeeedb9dcacf312e9e4ac87 (diff) | |
download | mandoc-bfdacbae1451a97ca77ed9bb9c1204e508f1dc22.tar.gz |
Small changes, reducing verbosity.
Diffstat (limited to 'man.7')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ The .Nm man language was historically used to format .Ux -manuals. This reference document describes the syntax and structure of -this language. +manuals. This reference document describes its syntax, structure, and +usage. .Pp -.Em \&Do not -use +.Bf Em +Do not use .Nm -to write your manuals. Use the +to write your manuals. +.Ef +Use the .Xr mdoc 7 language, instead. .\" PARAGRAPH @@ -53,13 +55,8 @@ Other lines are interpreted within the current state. .Sh INPUT ENCODING .Nm documents may contain only graphable 7-bit ASCII characters, the -space character -.Sq \ , -and tabs -.Sq \et . -All manuals must have +space character, and the tabs character. All manuals must have .Ux -.Sq \en line termination. .Pp Blank lines are acceptable; where found, the output will assert a |