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authorIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2014-03-30 19:47:48 +0000
committerIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2014-03-30 19:47:48 +0000
commitb0b643c847c8a9530fc19fc081c52b9b6f5159dd (patch)
treeee93f2fc78dc0fddd4abbfdcd79f9df0714656ed /roff.7
parent1f5b9d128ee296272c97a8e1a191d09c75b10fd1 (diff)
downloadmandoc-b0b643c847c8a9530fc19fc081c52b9b6f5159dd.tar.gz
Implement the roff(7) .ll (line length) request.
Found by naddy@ in the textproc/enchant(1) port. Of course, do not use this in new manuals.
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@@ -874,6 +874,21 @@ Otherwise, it only terminates the
and arguments following it or the
.Sq \&..
request are discarded.
+.Ss \&ll
+Change the output line length.
+Its syntax is as follows:
+.Pp
+.D1 Pf . Cm \&ll Op Ar width
+.Pp
+If the
+.Ar width
+argument is omitted, the line length is reset to its previous value.
+The default setting for terminal output is 78n.
+Using this request in new manuals is discouraged for several reasons,
+among others because it overrides the
+.Xr mandoc 1
+.Fl O Cm width
+command line option.
.Ss \&ne
Declare the need for the specified minimum vertical space
before the next trap or the bottom of the page.