Strip trailing, unescaped whitespace from free-form, non-literal lines (like groff).

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
index 1b807efa..d9c6b757 100644
--- a/mdoc.7
+++ b/mdoc.7
@@ -181,23 +181,13 @@ and
 .Sq \e*(Ba
 .Pq vertical bar .
 .Ss Whitespace
-In non-literal free-form lines, consecutive blocks of whitespace are
-pruned from input and added later in the output filter, if applicable:
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-These     spaces   are    pruned       from    input.
-\&.Bd \-literal
-These         are              not.
-\&.Ed
-.Ed
+In free-form lines, whitespace is preserved within a line; un-escaped
+trailing spaces are stripped from input (unless in a literal context).
+Blank free-form lines, which may include spaces, are only permitted
+within literal contexts.
 .Pp
 In macro lines, whitespace delimits arguments and is discarded.  If
 arguments are quoted, whitespace within the quotes is retained.
-.Pp
-Blank lines are only permitted within literal contexts, as are lines
-containing only whitespace.  Tab characters are only acceptable when
-delimiting
-.Sq \&Bl \-column
-or when in a literal context.
 .Ss Quotation
 Macro arguments may be quoted with a double-quote to group
 space-delimited terms or to retain blocks of whitespace.  A quoted