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| author | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-03-13 13:56:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> | 2009-03-13 13:56:13 +0000 |
| commit | b1b503f48d2cf12f98ed4d07021312274752cf0d (patch) | |
| tree | 52aa8236f06acbb56bdf42275e076e139d986dd8 /mdoc.7 | |
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@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ document follows simple rules: lines beginning with the control character .Sq \. are parsed for macros. Other lines are interpreted within the scope of -prior macros. Macros are either two or three characters in length. +prior macros. This document describes the encoding, ontology and syntax +of these macros. .\" SECTION .Sh CHARACTER ENCODING .Nm @@ -359,7 +360,8 @@ for per-macro details. .\" .Ed .\" SECTION .Sh SYNTAX -The syntax of macro invocation depends on classification. +Macros are generally two and at times three characters in length. The +syntax of macro invocation depends on its classification. .Qq \-arg refers to the macro arguments (which may contain zero or more values). In these illustrations, @@ -510,78 +512,81 @@ and/or tail .El .\" SUB-SECTION .Ss In-line -In-line macros have only text children. +In-line macros have only text children. If a number (or inequality) of +arguments is +.Pq n , +then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of arguments. .Pp .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsableX" "Arguments" -compact -offset XXXX .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsable Ta Em Arguments -.It \&.Dd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Dt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Os Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& +.It \&.Dd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.Dt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Os Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n .It \&.Pp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 -.It \&.Ad Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.An Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Cd Ta Yes Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ft Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ot Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%B Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%C Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%D Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%I Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%J Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%N Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%O Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%P Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%R Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%T Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.%V Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.At Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Bsx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Bx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Db Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Fx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ms Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.No Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ns Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Nx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ox Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Pf Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Sm Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Sx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Fr Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Ud Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Lb Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Ap Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta \& -.It \&.Lk Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& -.It \&.Mt Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta \& +.It \&.Ad Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.An Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Cd Ta Yes Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It \&.Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Ft Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Ot Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It \&.St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It \&.Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0, <3 +.It \&.%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%B Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%C Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%D Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%I Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%J Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%N Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%O Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%P Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%R Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%T Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.%V Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It \&.At Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It \&.Bsx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Bx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Db Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It \&.Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Fx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Ms Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.No Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It \&.Ns Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It \&.Nx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Ox Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Pf Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It \&.Sm Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It \&.Sx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It \&.Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It \&.Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Fr Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It \&.Ud Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It \&.Lb Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It \&.Ap Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It \&.Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It \&.Lk Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It \&.Mt Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta >0 .El .\" SECTION .Sh SEE ALSO @@ -590,6 +595,11 @@ In-line macros have only text children. .Xr mdocterm 1 , .Xr mdoc 3 .\" SECTION +.Sh HISTORY +This manual describes the language accepted by +.Xr mdoc 3 , +which implements the roff-mdoc macro package. +.\" SECTION .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm |