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authorIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2014-12-28 15:23:33 +0000
committerIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2014-12-28 15:23:33 +0000
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Improve documentation of the header/footer macros .Dt, .Os, .TH:
* State the defaults for .Os and the fourth .TH argument. * Sync the section titles, and stop advertising obscure sections that aren't actually fully supported and certainly not recommended for use.
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@@ -607,7 +607,8 @@ The scope of a sub-section is closed by a subsequent sub-section,
section, or end of file.
The paragraph left-margin width is reset to the default.
.Ss \&TH
-Sets the title of the manual page with the following syntax:
+Sets the title of the manual page for use in the page header
+and footer with the following syntax:
.Bd -filled -offset indent
.Pf \. Sx \&TH
.Ar title section date
@@ -629,6 +630,11 @@ is empty or not specified, the current date is used.
The optional
.Ar source
string specifies the organisation providing the utility.
+When unspecified,
+.Xr mandoc 1
+uses its
+.Fl Ios
+argument.
The
.Ar volume
string replaces the default rendered volume, which is dictated by the