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| author | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-07-27 12:02:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-07-27 12:02:49 +0000 |
| commit | 61fb396c8d05a2962048d0555165f4958be68c85 (patch) | |
| tree | 825cade74aa48439c8233a309810779b3cca1b33 /mandoc_char.7 | |
| parent | 8864a7d6aa589a8b74c798ad8866a7b71e812a78 (diff) | |
| download | mandoc-61fb396c8d05a2962048d0555165f4958be68c85.tar.gz | |
Correct handling of \*(xx, \*[xxx], \*x versus \x, \(xx, \([xxx]: predefined strings and escape characters, respectively.
Diffstat (limited to 'mandoc_char.7')
| -rw-r--r-- | mandoc_char.7 | 44 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/mandoc_char.7 b/mandoc_char.7 index cfeaf16e..168b262b 100644 --- a/mandoc_char.7 +++ b/mandoc_char.7 @@ -39,8 +39,18 @@ Both .Xr mdoc 7 and .Xr man 7 -encode special characters with slightly different semantics; consult the -respective manuals for these escapes. +encode these special characters with +.Sq \eX +.Pq for a one-character escape , +.Sq \e(XX +.Pq two-character , +and +.Sq \e[N] +.Pq N-character . +One may generalise +.Sq \e(XX +as +.Sq \e[XX] . .\" PARAGRAPH .Pp Typographic: @@ -51,10 +61,12 @@ Typographic: .Pq space .It \e^ .Pq zero-width space -.It \e^ +.It \e% .Pq zero-width space .It \e& .Pq zero-width space +.It \e| +.Pq zero-width space .El .\" PARAGRAPH .Pp @@ -111,12 +123,8 @@ Enclosures: .Pq double-quote .It \e(lq .Pq left double-quote -.It \e(Lq -.Pq left double-quote, deprecated .It \e(rq .Pq right double-quote -.It \e(Rq -.Pq right double-quote, deprecated .It \e(oq .Pq left single-quote .It \e(aq @@ -211,36 +219,20 @@ Mathematical: .Pq approximately equals .It \e(=~ .Pq congruent -.It \e(Gt -.Pq greater-than, deprecated -.It \e(Lt -.Pq less-than, deprecated .It \e(<= .Pq less-than-equal -.It \e(Le -.Pq less-than-equal, deprecated .It \e(>= .Pq greater-than-equal -.It \e(Ge -.Pq greater-than-equal .It \e(== .Pq equal .It \e(!= .Pq not equal -.It \e(Ne -.Pq not equal, deprecated .It \e(if .Pq infinity -.It \e(If -.Pq infinity, deprecated .It \e(na .Pq NaN , an extension -.It \e(Na -.Pq NaN, deprecated .It \e(+- .Pq plus-minus -.It \e(Pm -.Pq plus-minus, deprecated .It \e(** .Pq asterisk .El @@ -457,20 +449,14 @@ Special symbols: .Pq bar .It \e(bb .Pq broken bar -.It \e(Ba -.Pq bar, deprecated .It \e(co .Pq copyright .It \e(rg .Pq registered .It \e(tm .Pq trademarked -.It \e& -.Pq non-breaking space .It \ee .Pq escape -.It \e(Am -.Pq ampersand, deprecated .El .\" SECTION .Sh COMPATIBILITY |