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authorKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2010-07-06 11:07:21 +0000
committerKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2010-07-06 11:07:21 +0000
commitb69b9fd58611283cb941da0f7c4800196b97bf83 (patch)
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Clarified `Bk' operation in mdoc.7.
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and
.Sx \&Sy .
.Ss \&Bk
-Begins a keep block, containing a collection of macros or text
-to be kept together in the output.
+Begins a collection of macros or text not breaking the line.
Its syntax is as follows:
.Pp
.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Bk Fl words
.Pp
-Currently, the only argument implemented is
-.Fl words ,
-requesting to keep together all words of the contained text
-on the same output line.
Subsequent arguments are ignored.
+The
+.Fl words
+argument is required.
.Pp
-Examples:
+Each line within a keep block is kept intact, so the following example
+will not break within each
+.Sx \&Op
+macro line:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
\&.Bk \-words
-\&.Op o Ar output_file
+\&.Op Fl f Ar flags
+\&.Op Fl o Ar output
\&.Ek
.Ed
.Pp
-See also
-.Sx \&Ek .
+Be careful in using over-long lines within a keep block!
+Doing so will clobber the right margin.
.Ss \&Bl
Begins a list composed of one or more list entries.
Its syntax is as follows: