Implement the \*(.T predefined string (interpolate device name)

by allowing the preprocessor to pass it through to the formatters.
Used for example by the groff_char(7) manual page.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mandoc.c b/mandoc.c
index 7e785312..d1b6fe93 100644
--- a/mandoc.c
+++ b/mandoc.c
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ mandoc_escape(const char **end, const char **start, int *sz)
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
+	case '*':
+		if (strncmp(*start, "(.T", 3) != 0)
+			abort();
+		gly = ESCAPE_DEVICE;
+		*start = ++*end;
+		*sz = 2;
+		break;
 
 	/*
 	 * These escapes are of the form \X'Y', where 'X' is the trigger