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@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ document consists of a document prologue followed by one or more sections. .Pp The prologue, which consists of the -.Sx \&Dd , -.Sx \&Dt , +.Ic \&Dd , +.Ic \&Dt , and -.Sx \&Os +.Ic \&Os macros in that order, is required for every document. .Pp The first section (sections are denoted by -.Sx \&Sh ) +.Ic \&Sh ) must be the NAME section, consisting of at least one -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm followed by -.Sx \&Nd . +.Ic \&Nd . .Pp Following that, convention dictates specifying at least the .Em SYNOPSIS @@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ Multiple names should be separated by commas. .Pp The -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro(s) must precede the -.Sx \&Nd +.Ic \&Nd macro. .Pp See -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm and -.Sx \&Nd . +.Ic \&Nd . .It Em LIBRARY The name of the library containing the documented material, which is assumed to be a function in a section 2, 3, or 9 manual. @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ The syntax for this is as follows: .Ed .Pp See -.Sx \&Lb . +.Ic \&Lb . .It Em SYNOPSIS Documents the utility invocation syntax, function call syntax, or device configuration. @@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ For the second, function calls (sections 2, 3, 9): .Ed .Pp Ordering of -.Sx \&In , -.Sx \&Vt , -.Sx \&Fn , +.Ic \&In , +.Ic \&Vt , +.Ic \&Fn , and -.Sx \&Fo +.Ic \&Fo macros should follow C header-file conventions. .Pp And for the third, configurations (section 4): @@ -250,40 +250,40 @@ Manuals not in these sections generally don't need a Some macros are displayed differently in the .Em SYNOPSIS section, particularly -.Sx \&Nm , -.Sx \&Cd , -.Sx \&Fd , -.Sx \&Fn , -.Sx \&Fo , -.Sx \&In , -.Sx \&Vt , +.Ic \&Nm , +.Ic \&Cd , +.Ic \&Fd , +.Ic \&Fn , +.Ic \&Fo , +.Ic \&In , +.Ic \&Vt , and -.Sx \&Ft . +.Ic \&Ft . All of these macros are output on their own line. If two such dissimilar macros are pairwise invoked (except for -.Sx \&Ft +.Ic \&Ft before -.Sx \&Fo +.Ic \&Fo or -.Sx \&Fn ) , +.Ic \&Fn ) , they are separated by a vertical space, unless in the case of -.Sx \&Fo , -.Sx \&Fn , +.Ic \&Fo , +.Ic \&Fn , and -.Sx \&Ft , +.Ic \&Ft , which are always separated by vertical space. .Pp When text and macros following an -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro starting an input line span multiple output lines, all output lines but the first will be indented to align with the text immediately following the -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro, up to the next -.Sx \&Nm , -.Sx \&Sh , +.Ic \&Nm , +.Ic \&Sh , or -.Sx \&Ss +.Ic \&Ss macro or the end of an enclosing block, whichever comes first. .It Em DESCRIPTION This begins with an expansion of the brief, one line description in @@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ Since the .Em DESCRIPTION section usually contains most of the text of a manual, longer manuals often use the -.Sx \&Ss +.Ic \&Ss macro to form subsections. In very long manuals, the .Em DESCRIPTION may be split into multiple sections, each started by an -.Sx \&Sh +.Ic \&Sh macro followed by a non-standard section name, and each having several subsections, like in the present .Nm @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ This section documents the return values of functions in sections 2, 3, and 9. .Pp See -.Sx \&Rv . +.Ic \&Rv . .It Em ENVIRONMENT Lists the environment variables used by the utility, and explains the syntax and semantics of their values. @@ -346,14 +346,14 @@ The manual provides examples of typical content and formatting. .Pp See -.Sx \&Ev . +.Ic \&Ev . .It Em FILES Documents files used. It's helpful to document both the file name and a short description of how the file is used (created, modified, etc.). .Pp See -.Sx \&Pa . +.Ic \&Pa . .It Em EXIT STATUS This section documents the command exit status for section 1, 6, and 8 utilities. @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ Historically, this information was described in a practise that is now discouraged. .Pp See -.Sx \&Ex . +.Ic \&Ex . .It Em EXAMPLES Example usages. This often contains snippets of well-formed, well-tested invocations. @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ for manuals in sections 1, 6, and 8; however, this practise is discouraged. .Pp See -.Sx \&Bl +.Ic \&Bl .Fl diag . .It Em ERRORS Documents @@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Documents settings in sections 2, 3, 4, and 9. .Pp See -.Sx \&Er . +.Ic \&Er . .It Em SEE ALSO References other manuals with related topics. This section should exist for most manuals. @@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ for example authoritative books or journal articles, may also be provided in this section. .Pp See -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs and -.Sx \&Xr . +.Ic \&Xr . .It Em STANDARDS References any standards implemented or used. If not adhering to any standards, the @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ If not adhering to any standards, the section should be used instead. .Pp See -.Sx \&St . +.Ic \&St . .It Em HISTORY A brief history of the subject, including where it was first implemented, and when it was ported to or reimplemented for the operating system at hand. @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Credits to the person or persons who wrote the code and/or documentation. Authors should generally be noted by both name and email address. .Pp See -.Sx \&An . +.Ic \&An . .It Em CAVEATS Common misuses and misunderstandings should be explained in this section. @@ -437,207 +437,201 @@ in the alphabetical .Sx MACRO REFERENCE . .Ss Document preamble and NAME section macros .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Dd Ta document date: Cm $\&Mdocdate$ | Ar month day , year -.It Sx \&Dt Ta document title: Ar TITLE section Op Ar arch -.It Sx \&Os Ta operating system version: Op Ar system Op Ar version -.It Sx \&Nm Ta document name (one argument) -.It Sx \&Nd Ta document description (one line) +.It Ic \&Dd Ta document date: Cm $\&Mdocdate$ | Ar month day , year +.It Ic \&Dt Ta document title: Ar TITLE section Op Ar arch +.It Ic \&Os Ta operating system version: Op Ar system Op Ar version +.It Ic \&Nm Ta document name (one argument) +.It Ic \&Nd Ta document description (one line) .El .Ss Sections and cross references .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Sh Ta section header (one line) -.It Sx \&Ss Ta subsection header (one line) -.It Sx \&Sx Ta internal cross reference to a section or subsection -.It Sx \&Xr Ta cross reference to another manual page: Ar name section -.It Sx \&Pp Ta start a text paragraph (no arguments) +.It Ic \&Sh Ta section header (one line) +.It Ic \&Ss Ta subsection header (one line) +.It Ic \&Sx Ta internal cross reference to a section or subsection +.It Ic \&Xr Ta cross reference to another manual page: Ar name section +.It Ic \&Pp Ta start a text paragraph (no arguments) .El .Ss Displays and lists .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Bd , \&Ed Ta display block: +.It Ic \&Bd , \&Ed Ta display block: .Fl Ar type .Op Fl offset Ar width .Op Fl compact -.It Sx \&D1 Ta indented display (one line) -.It Sx \&Dl Ta indented literal display (one line) -.It Sx \&Ql Ta in-line literal display: Ql text -.It Sx \&Bl , \&El Ta list block: +.It Ic \&D1 Ta indented display (one line) +.It Ic \&Dl Ta indented literal display (one line) +.It Ic \&Ql Ta in-line literal display: Ql text +.It Ic \&Bl , \&El Ta list block: .Fl Ar type .Op Fl width Ar val .Op Fl offset Ar val .Op Fl compact -.It Sx \&It Ta list item (syntax depends on Fl Ar type ) -.It Sx \&Ta Ta table cell separator in Sx \&Bl Fl column No lists -.It Sx \&Rs , \&%* , \&Re Ta bibliographic block (references) +.It Ic \&It Ta list item (syntax depends on Fl Ar type ) +.It Ic \&Ta Ta table cell separator in Ic \&Bl Fl column No lists +.It Ic \&Rs , \&%* , \&Re Ta bibliographic block (references) .El .Ss Spacing control .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Pf Ta prefix, no following horizontal space (one argument) -.It Sx \&Ns Ta roman font, no preceding horizontal space (no arguments) -.It Sx \&Ap Ta apostrophe without surrounding whitespace (no arguments) -.It Sx \&Sm Ta switch horizontal spacing mode: Op Cm on | off -.It Sx \&Bk , \&Ek Ta keep block: Fl words +.It Ic \&Pf Ta prefix, no following horizontal space (one argument) +.It Ic \&Ns Ta roman font, no preceding horizontal space (no arguments) +.It Ic \&Ap Ta apostrophe without surrounding whitespace (no arguments) +.It Ic \&Sm Ta switch horizontal spacing mode: Op Cm on | off +.It Ic \&Bk , \&Ek Ta keep block: Fl words .El .Ss Semantic markup for command line utilities .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Nm Ta start a SYNOPSIS block with the name of a utility -.It Sx \&Fl Ta command line options (flags) (>=0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Cm Ta command modifier (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ar Ta command arguments (>=0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Op , \&Oo , \&Oc Ta optional syntax elements (enclosure) -.It Sx \&Ic Ta internal or interactive command (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Pa Ta file system path (>=0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Nm Ta start a SYNOPSIS block with the name of a utility +.It Ic \&Fl Ta command line options (flags) (>=0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Cm Ta command modifier (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ar Ta command arguments (>=0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Op , \&Oo , \&Oc Ta optional syntax elements (enclosure) +.It Ic \&Ic Ta internal or interactive command (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Pa Ta file system path (>=0 arguments) .El .Ss Semantic markup for function libraries .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Lb Ta function library (one argument) -.It Sx \&In Ta include file (one argument) -.It Sx \&Fd Ta other preprocessor directive (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ft Ta function type (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Fo , \&Fc Ta function block: Ar funcname -.It Sx \&Fn Ta function name: -.Op Ar functype -.Ar funcname -.Oo -.Op Ar argtype -.Ar argname -.Oc -.It Sx \&Fa Ta function argument (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Vt Ta variable type (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Va Ta variable name (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Dv Ta defined variable or preprocessor constant (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Er Ta error constant (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Lb Ta function library (one argument) +.It Ic \&In Ta include file (one argument) +.It Ic \&Fd Ta other preprocessor directive (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ft Ta function type (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Fo , \&Fc Ta function block: Ar funcname +.It Ic \&Fn Ta function name: Ar funcname Op Ar argument ... +.It Ic \&Fa Ta function argument (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Vt Ta variable type (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Va Ta variable name (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Dv Ta defined variable or preprocessor constant (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Er Ta error constant (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ev Ta environmental variable (>0 arguments) .El .Ss Various semantic markup .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&An Ta author name (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Lk Ta hyperlink: Ar uri Op Ar name -.It Sx \&Mt Ta Do mailto Dc hyperlink: Ar address -.It Sx \&Cd Ta kernel configuration declaration (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ad Ta memory address (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Ms Ta mathematical symbol (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&An Ta author name (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Lk Ta hyperlink: Ar uri Op Ar display_name +.It Ic \&Mt Ta Do mailto Dc hyperlink: Ar localpart Ns @ Ns Ar domain +.It Ic \&Cd Ta kernel configuration declaration (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ad Ta memory address (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Ms Ta mathematical symbol (>0 arguments) .El .Ss Physical markup .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Em Ta italic font or underline (emphasis) (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&Sy Ta boldface font (symbolic) (>0 arguments) -.It Sx \&No Ta return to roman font (normal) (no arguments) -.It Sx \&Bf , \&Ef Ta font block: -.Op Fl Ar type | Cm \&Em | \&Li | \&Sy +.It Ic \&Em Ta italic font or underline (emphasis) (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&Sy Ta boldface font (symbolic) (>0 arguments) +.It Ic \&No Ta return to roman font (normal) (no arguments) +.It Ic \&Bf , \&Ef Ta font block: Fl Ar type | Cm \&Em | \&Li | \&Sy .El .Ss Physical enclosures .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Dq , \&Do , \&Dc Ta enclose in typographic double quotes: Dq text -.It Sx \&Qq , \&Qo , \&Qc Ta enclose in typewriter double quotes: Qq text -.It Sx \&Sq , \&So , \&Sc Ta enclose in single quotes: Sq text -.It Sx \&Pq , \&Po , \&Pc Ta enclose in parentheses: Pq text -.It Sx \&Bq , \&Bo , \&Bc Ta enclose in square brackets: Bq text -.It Sx \&Brq , \&Bro , \&Brc Ta enclose in curly braces: Brq text -.It Sx \&Aq , \&Ao , \&Ac Ta enclose in angle brackets: Aq text -.It Sx \&Eo , \&Ec Ta generic enclosure +.It Ic \&Dq , \&Do , \&Dc Ta enclose in typographic double quotes: Dq text +.It Ic \&Qq , \&Qo , \&Qc Ta enclose in typewriter double quotes: Qq text +.It Ic \&Sq , \&So , \&Sc Ta enclose in single quotes: Sq text +.It Ic \&Pq , \&Po , \&Pc Ta enclose in parentheses: Pq text +.It Ic \&Bq , \&Bo , \&Bc Ta enclose in square brackets: Bq text +.It Ic \&Brq , \&Bro , \&Brc Ta enclose in curly braces: Brq text +.It Ic \&Aq , \&Ao , \&Ac Ta enclose in angle brackets: Aq text +.It Ic \&Eo , \&Ec Ta generic enclosure .El .Ss Text production .Bl -column "Brq, Bro, Brc" description -.It Sx \&Ex Fl std Ta standard command exit values: Op Ar utility ... -.It Sx \&Rv Fl std Ta standard function return values: Op Ar function ... -.It Sx \&St Ta reference to a standards document (one argument) -.It Sx \&At Ta At -.It Sx \&Bx Ta Bx -.It Sx \&Bsx Ta Bsx -.It Sx \&Nx Ta Nx -.It Sx \&Fx Ta Fx -.It Sx \&Ox Ta Ox -.It Sx \&Dx Ta Dx +.It Ic \&Ex Fl std Ta standard command exit values: Op Ar utility ... +.It Ic \&Rv Fl std Ta standard function return values: Op Ar function ... +.It Ic \&St Ta reference to a standards document (one argument) +.It Ic \&At Ta At +.It Ic \&Bx Ta Bx +.It Ic \&Bsx Ta Bsx +.It Ic \&Nx Ta Nx +.It Ic \&Fx Ta Fx +.It Ic \&Ox Ta Ox +.It Ic \&Dx Ta Dx .El .Sh MACRO REFERENCE This section is a canonical reference of all macros, arranged alphabetically. For the scoping of individual macros, see .Sx MACRO SYNTAX . -.Ss \&%A +.Bl -tag -width 3n +.It Ic \&%A Ar first_name ... last_name Author name of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. Multiple authors should each be accorded their own -.Sx \%%A +.Ic \%%A line. Author names should be ordered with full or abbreviated forename(s) first, then full surname. -.Ss \&%B +.It Ic \&%B Ar title Book title of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. This macro may also be used in a non-bibliographic context when referring to book titles. -.Ss \&%C +.It Ic \&%C Ar location Publication city or location of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%D +.It Ic \&%D Oo Ar month day , Oc Ar year Publication date of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -Recommended formats of arguments are -.Ar month day , year -or just +Provide the full English name of the +.Ar month +and all four digits of the .Ar year . -.Ss \&%I +.It Ic \&%I Ar name Publisher or issuer name of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%J +.It Ic \&%J Ar name Journal name of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%N +.It Ic \&%N Ar number Issue number (usually for journals) of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%O +.It Ic \&%O Ar line Optional information of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%P +.It Ic \&%P Ar number Book or journal page number of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%Q +.It Ic \&%Q Ar name Institutional author (school, government, etc.) of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. Multiple institutional authors should each be accorded their own -.Sx \&%Q +.Ic \&%Q line. -.Ss \&%R +.It Ic \&%R Ar name Technical report name of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&%T +.It Ic \&%T Ar title Article title of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. This macro may also be used in a non-bibliographical context when referring to article titles. -.Ss \&%U +.It Ic \&%U Ar protocol Ns :// Ns Ar path URI of reference document. -.Ss \&%V +.It Ic \&%V Ar number Volume number of an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. -.Ss \&Ac +.It Ic \&Ac Close an -.Sx \&Ao +.Ic \&Ao block. Does not have any tail arguments. -.Ss \&Ad +.It Ic \&Ad Ar address Memory address. Do not use this for postal addresses. .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Ad [0,$] .Dl \&.Ad 0x00000000 -.Ss \&An +.It Ic \&An Fl split | nosplit | Ar first_name ... last_name Author name. Can be used both for the authors of the program, function, or driver documented in the manual, or for the authors of the manual itself. @@ -646,7 +640,7 @@ Requires either the name of an author or one of the following arguments: .Bl -tag -width "-nosplitX" -offset indent -compact .It Fl split Start a new output line before each subsequent invocation of -.Sx \&An . +.Ic \&An . .It Fl nosplit The opposite of .Fl split . @@ -670,25 +664,25 @@ for all other author listings. Examples: .Dl \&.An -nosplit .Dl \&.An Kristaps Dzonsons \&Aq \&Mt kristaps@bsd.lv -.Ss \&Ao +.It Ic \&Ao Ar block Begin a block enclosed by angle brackets. Does not have any head arguments. This macro is almost never useful. See -.Sx \&Aq +.Ic \&Aq for more details. -.Ss \&Ap +.It Ic \&Ap Inserts an apostrophe without any surrounding whitespace. This is generally used as a grammatical device when referring to the verb form of a function. .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Fn execve \&Ap d -.Ss \&Aq -Encloses its arguments in angle brackets. +.It Ic \&Aq Ar line +Enclose the rest of the input line in angle brackets. The only important use case is for email addresses. See -.Sx \&Mt +.Ic \&Mt for an example. .Pp Occasionally, it is used for names of characters and keys, for example: @@ -699,19 +693,19 @@ key to ... .Ed .Pp For URIs, use -.Sx \&Lk +.Ic \&Lk instead, and -.Sx \&In +.Ic \&In for .Dq #include directives. Never wrap -.Sx \&Ar +.Ic \&Ar in -.Sx \&Aq . +.Ic \&Aq . .Pp Since -.Sx \&Aq +.Ic \&Aq usually renders with non-ASCII characters in non-ASCII output modes, do not use it where the ASCII characters .Sq < @@ -720,15 +714,15 @@ and are required as syntax elements. Instead, use these characters directly in such cases, combining them with the macros -.Sx \&Pf , -.Sx \&Ns , +.Ic \&Pf , +.Ic \&Ns , or -.Sx \&Eo +.Ic \&Eo as needed. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Ao . -.Ss \&Ar +.Ic \&Ao . +.It Ic \&Ar Op Ar placeholder ... Command arguments. If an argument is not provided, the string .Dq file ...\& @@ -740,13 +734,13 @@ Examples: .Dl ".Ar arg1 , arg2 ." .Pp The arguments to the -.Sx \&Ar +.Ic \&Ar macro are names and placeholders for command arguments; for fixed strings to be passed verbatim as arguments, use -.Sx \&Fl +.Ic \&Fl or -.Sx \&Cm . -.Ss \&At +.Ic \&Cm . +.It Ic \&At Op Ar version Formats an .At version. @@ -771,28 +765,20 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.At V.1 .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Fx , -.Sx \&Nx , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Fx , +.Ic \&Nx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Bc +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Bc Close a -.Sx \&Bo +.Ic \&Bo block. Does not have any tail arguments. -.Ss \&Bd +.It Ic \&Bd Fl Ns Ar type Oo Fl offset Ar width Oc Op Fl compact Begin a display block. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Bd -.Fl Ns Ar type -.Op Fl offset Ar width -.Op Fl compact -.Ed -.Pp Display blocks are used to select a different indentation and justification than the one used by the surrounding text. They may contain both macro lines and text lines. @@ -878,20 +864,11 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&D1 +.Ic \&D1 and -.Sx \&Dl . -.Ss \&Bf +.Ic \&Dl . +.It Ic \&Bf Fl emphasis | literal | symbolic | Cm \&Em | \&Li | \&Sy Change the font mode for a scoped block of text. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Bf -.Oo -.Fl emphasis | literal | symbolic | -.Cm \&Em | \&Li | \&Sy -.Oc -.Ed -.Pp The .Fl emphasis and @@ -907,30 +884,27 @@ and Without an argument, this macro does nothing. The font mode continues until broken by a new font mode in a nested scope or -.Sx \&Ef +.Ic \&Ef is encountered. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Li , -.Sx \&Ef , -.Sx \&Em , +.Ic \&Li , +.Ic \&Ef , +.Ic \&Em , and -.Sx \&Sy . -.Ss \&Bk +.Ic \&Sy . +.It Ic \&Bk Fl words For each macro, keep its output together on the same output line, until the end of the macro or the end of the input line is reached, whichever comes first. Line breaks in text lines are unaffected. -The syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Bk Fl words .Pp The .Fl words argument is required; additional arguments are ignored. .Pp The following example will not break within each -.Sx \&Op +.Ic \&Op macro line: .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.Bk \-words @@ -941,20 +915,18 @@ macro line: .Pp Be careful in using over-long lines within a keep block! Doing so will clobber the right margin. -.Ss \&Bl -Begin a list. -Lists consist of items specified using the -.Sx \&It -macro, containing a head or a body or both. -The list syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Bl +.It Xo +.Ic \&Bl .Fl Ns Ar type .Op Fl width Ar val .Op Fl offset Ar val .Op Fl compact -.Op HEAD ... -.Ed +.Op Ar col ... +.Xc +Begin a list. +Lists consist of items specified using the +.Ic \&It +macro, containing a head or a body or both. .Pp The list .Ar type @@ -964,7 +936,7 @@ The and .Fl offset arguments accept macro names as described for -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl offset , scaling widths as described in .Xr roff 7 , @@ -1000,14 +972,14 @@ specifies the width of one column. If the first line of the body of a .Fl column list is not an -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It macro line, -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It contexts spanning one input line each are implied until an -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It macro line is encountered, at which point items start being interpreted as described in the -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It documentation. .It Fl dash Like @@ -1070,10 +1042,10 @@ and lists may not be portable. .Pp See also -.Sx \&El +.Ic \&El and -.Sx \&It . -.Ss \&Bo +.Ic \&It . +.It Ic \&Bo Ar block Begin a block enclosed by square brackets. Does not have any head arguments. .Pp @@ -1084,8 +1056,8 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bq . -.Ss \&Bq +.Ic \&Bq . +.It Ic \&Bq Ar line Encloses its arguments in square brackets. .Pp Examples: @@ -1094,19 +1066,19 @@ Examples: .Em Remarks : this macro is sometimes abused to emulate optional arguments for commands; the correct macros to use for this purpose are -.Sx \&Op , -.Sx \&Oo , +.Ic \&Op , +.Ic \&Oo , and -.Sx \&Oc . +.Ic \&Oc . .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bo . -.Ss \&Brc +.Ic \&Bo . +.It Ic \&Brc Close a -.Sx \&Bro +.Ic \&Bro block. Does not have any tail arguments. -.Ss \&Bro +.It Ic \&Bro Ar block Begin a block enclosed by curly braces. Does not have any head arguments. .Pp @@ -1117,16 +1089,16 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Brq . -.Ss \&Brq +.Ic \&Brq . +.It Ic \&Brq Ar line Encloses its arguments in curly braces. .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Brq 1 , ... , \&Va n .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bro . -.Ss \&Bsx +.Ic \&Bro . +.It Ic \&Bsx Op Ar version Format the .Bsx version provided as an argument, or a default value if @@ -1137,18 +1109,18 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Bsx .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Fx , -.Sx \&Nx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Fx , +.Ic \&Nx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Bt +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Bt Supported only for compatibility, do not use this in new manuals. Prints .Dq is currently in beta test. -.Ss \&Bx +.It Ic \&Bx Op Ar version Op Ar variant Format the .Bx version provided as an argument, or a default value if no @@ -1160,14 +1132,14 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Bx .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Fx , -.Sx \&Nx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Fx , +.Ic \&Nx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Cd +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Cd Ar line Kernel configuration declaration. This denotes strings accepted by .Xr config 8 . @@ -1179,13 +1151,13 @@ Examples: .Em Remarks : this macro is commonly abused by using quoted literals to retain whitespace and align consecutive -.Sx \&Cd +.Ic \&Cd declarations. This practise is discouraged. -.Ss \&Cm +.It Ic \&Cm Ar keyword ... Command modifiers. Typically used for fixed strings passed as arguments, unless -.Sx \&Fl +.Ic \&Fl is more appropriate. Also useful when specifying configuration options or keys. .Pp @@ -1195,7 +1167,7 @@ Examples: .Dl ".Nm dd Cm if= Ns Ar file1 Cm of= Ns Ar file2" .Dl ".Cm IdentityFile Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa" .Dl ".Cm LogLevel Dv DEBUG" -.Ss \&D1 +.It Ic \&D1 Ar line One-line indented display. This is formatted by the default rules and is useful for simple indented statements. @@ -1205,29 +1177,26 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.D1 \&Fl abcdefgh .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd and -.Sx \&Dl . -.Ss \&Db +.Ic \&Dl . +.It Ic \&Db This macro is obsolete. No replacement is needed. It is ignored by .Xr mandoc 1 and groff including its arguments. It was formerly used to toggle a debugging mode. -.Ss \&Dc +.It Ic \&Dc Close a -.Sx \&Do +.Ic \&Do block. Does not have any tail arguments. -.Ss \&Dd +.It Ic \&Dd Cm $\&Mdocdate$ | Ar month day , year Document date for display in the page footer. This is the mandatory first macro of any .Nm manual. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Dd Ar month day , year .Pp The .Ar month @@ -1267,10 +1236,10 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Dd July 2, 2018 .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dt +.Ic \&Dt and -.Sx \&Os . -.Ss \&Dl +.Ic \&Os . +.It Ic \&Dl Ar line One-line indented display. This is formatted as literal text and is useful for commands and invocations. @@ -1280,12 +1249,11 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Dl % mandoc mdoc.7 \e(ba less .Pp See also -.Sx \&Ql , -.Sx \&Bd -.Fl literal , +.Ic \&Ql , +.Ic \&Bd Fl literal , and -.Sx \&D1 . -.Ss \&Do +.Ic \&D1 . +.It Ic \&Do Ar block Begin a block enclosed by double quotes. Does not have any head arguments. .Pp @@ -1298,8 +1266,8 @@ April is the cruellest month .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dq . -.Ss \&Dq +.Ic \&Dq . +.It Ic \&Dq Ar line Encloses its arguments in .Dq typographic double-quotes. @@ -1311,22 +1279,15 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Qq , -.Sx \&Sq , +.Ic \&Qq , +.Ic \&Sq , and -.Sx \&Do . -.Ss \&Dt +.Ic \&Do . +.It Ic \&Dt Ar TITLE section Op Ar arch Document title for display in the page header. This is the mandatory second macro of any .Nm file. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Dt -.Ar TITLE -.Ar section -.Op Ar arch -.Ed .Pp Its arguments are as follows: .Bl -tag -width section -offset 2n @@ -1378,10 +1339,10 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Dt FOO 9 i386 .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dd +.Ic \&Dd and -.Sx \&Os . -.Ss \&Dv +.Ic \&Os . +.It Ic \&Dv Ar identifier ... Defined variables such as preprocessor constants, constant symbols, enumeration values, and so on. .Pp @@ -1391,16 +1352,16 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Dv STDOUT_FILENO .Pp See also -.Sx \&Er +.Ic \&Er and -.Sx \&Ev +.Ic \&Ev for special-purpose constants, -.Sx \&Va +.Ic \&Va for variable symbols, and -.Sx \&Fd +.Ic \&Fd for listing preprocessor variable definitions in the .Em SYNOPSIS . -.Ss \&Dx +.It Ic \&Dx Op Ar version Format the .Dx version provided as an argument, or a default @@ -1411,55 +1372,49 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Dx .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Fx , -.Sx \&Nx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Fx , +.Ic \&Nx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Ec +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Ec Op Ar closing_delimiter Close a scope started by -.Sx \&Eo . -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Ec Op Ar TERM +.Ic \&Eo . .Pp The -.Ar TERM +.Ar closing_delimiter argument is used as the enclosure tail, for example, specifying \e(rq will emulate -.Sx \&Dc . -.Ss \&Ed +.Ic \&Dc . +.It Ic \&Ed End a display context started by -.Sx \&Bd . -.Ss \&Ef +.Ic \&Bd . +.It Ic \&Ef End a font mode context started by -.Sx \&Bf . -.Ss \&Ek +.Ic \&Bf . +.It Ic \&Ek End a keep context started by -.Sx \&Bk . -.Ss \&El +.Ic \&Bk . +.It Ic \&El End a list context started by -.Sx \&Bl . -.Pp +.Ic \&Bl . See also -.Sx \&Bl -and -.Sx \&It . -.Ss \&Em +.Ic \&It . +.It Ic \&Em Ar word ... Request an italic font. If the output device does not provide that, underline. .Pp This is most often used for stress emphasis (not to be confused with importance, see -.Sx \&Sy ) . +.Ic \&Sy ) . In the rare cases where none of the semantic markup macros fit, it can also be used for technical terms and placeholders, except that for syntax elements, -.Sx \&Sy +.Ic \&Sy and -.Sx \&Ar +.Ic \&Ar are preferred, respectively. .Pp Examples: @@ -1473,31 +1428,27 @@ to save the pattern space for subsequent retrieval. .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&No , -.Sx \&Ql , +.Ic \&No , +.Ic \&Ql , and -.Sx \&Sy . -.Ss \&En +.Ic \&Sy . +.It Ic \&En Ar word ... This macro is obsolete. Use -.Sx \&Eo +.Ic \&Eo or any of the other enclosure macros. .Pp It encloses its argument in the delimiters specified by the last -.Sx \&Es +.Ic \&Es macro. -.Ss \&Eo +.It Ic \&Eo Op Ar opening_delimiter An arbitrary enclosure. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Eo Op Ar TERM -.Pp The -.Ar TERM +.Ar opening_delimiter argument is used as the enclosure head, for example, specifying \e(lq will emulate -.Sx \&Do . -.Ss \&Er +.Ic \&Do . +.It Ic \&Er Ar identifier ... Error constants for definitions of the .Va errno libc global variable. @@ -1508,18 +1459,18 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Er ENOENT .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dv +.Ic \&Dv for general constants. -.Ss \&Es +.It Ic \&Es Ar opening_delimiter closing_delimiter This macro is obsolete. Use -.Sx \&Eo +.Ic \&Eo or any of the other enclosure macros. .Pp It takes two arguments, defining the delimiters to be used by subsequent -.Sx \&En +.Ic \&En macros. -.Ss \&Ev +.It Ic \&Ev Ar identifier ... Environmental variables such as those specified in .Xr environ 7 . .Pp @@ -1528,38 +1479,26 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Ev PATH .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dv +.Ic \&Dv for general constants. -.Ss \&Ex +.It Ic \&Ex Fl std Op Ar utility ... Insert a standard sentence regarding command exit values of 0 on success and >0 on failure. This is most often used in section 1, 6, and 8 manual pages. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Ex Fl std Op Ar utility ... .Pp If .Ar utility is not specified, the document's name set by -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm is used. Multiple .Ar utility arguments are treated as separate utilities. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Rv . -.Ss \&Fa +.Ic \&Rv . +.It Ic \&Fa Ar argument ... Function argument or parameter. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Fa -.Qo -.Op Ar argtype -.Op Ar argname -.Qc Ar \&... -.Ed -.Pp Each argument may be a name and a type (recommended for the .Em SYNOPSIS section), a name alone (for function invocations), @@ -1567,22 +1506,22 @@ or a type alone (for function prototypes). If both a type and a name are given or if the type consists of multiple words, all words belonging to the same function argument have to be given in a single argument to the -.Sx \&Fa +.Ic \&Fa macro. .Pp This macro is also used to specify the field name of a structure. .Pp Most often, the -.Sx \&Fa +.Ic \&Fa macro is used in the .Em SYNOPSIS within -.Sx \&Fo +.Ic \&Fo blocks when documenting multi-line function prototypes. If invoked with multiple arguments, the arguments are separated by a comma. Furthermore, if the following macro is another -.Sx \&Fa , +.Ic \&Fa , the last argument will also have a trailing comma. .Pp Examples: @@ -1591,23 +1530,16 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Fa \(dqchar *\(dq size_t .Pp See also -.Sx \&Fo . -.Ss \&Fc +.Ic \&Fo . +.It Ic \&Fc End a function context started by -.Sx \&Fo . -.Ss \&Fd +.Ic \&Fo . +.It Ic \&Fd Pf # Ar directive Op Ar argument ... Preprocessor directive, in particular for listing it in the .Em SYNOPSIS . Historically, it was also used to document include files. The latter usage has been deprecated in favour of -.Sx \&In . -.Pp -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Fd -.Li # Ns Ar directive -.Op Ar argument ... -.Ed +.Ic \&In . .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Fd #define sa_handler __sigaction_u.__sa_handler @@ -1619,10 +1551,10 @@ Examples: .Pp See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE , -.Sx \&In , +.Ic \&In , and -.Sx \&Dv . -.Ss \&Fl +.Ic \&Dv . +.It Ic \&Fl Op Ar word ... Command-line flag or option. Used when listing arguments to command-line utilities. Prints a fixed-width hyphen @@ -1640,16 +1572,9 @@ Examples: .Dl ".Fl o Fl" .Pp See also -.Sx \&Cm . -.Ss \&Fn +.Ic \&Cm . +.It Ic \&Fn Ar funcname Op Ar argument ... A function name. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf . Sx \&Fn -.Op Ar functype -.Ar funcname -.Op Oo Ar argtype Oc Ar argname -.Ed .Pp Function arguments are surrounded in parenthesis and are delimited by commas. @@ -1670,55 +1595,49 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp When referring to a function documented in another manual page, use -.Sx \&Xr +.Ic \&Xr instead. See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE , -.Sx \&Fo , +.Ic \&Fo , and -.Sx \&Ft . -.Ss \&Fo +.Ic \&Ft . +.It Ic \&Fo Ar funcname Begin a function block. This is a multi-line version of -.Sx \&Fn . -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Fo Ar funcname +.Ic \&Fn . .Pp Invocations usually occur in the following context: .Bd -ragged -offset indent -.Pf \. Sx \&Ft Ar functype +.Pf \. Ic \&Ft Ar functype .br -.Pf \. Sx \&Fo Ar funcname +.Pf \. Ic \&Fo Ar funcname .br -.Pf \. Sx \&Fa Qq Ar argtype Ar argname +.Pf \. Ic \&Fa Qq Ar argtype Ar argname .br \&.\.\. .br -.Pf \. Sx \&Fc +.Pf \. Ic \&Fc .Ed .Pp A -.Sx \&Fo +.Ic \&Fo scope is closed by -.Sx \&Fc . +.Ic \&Fc . .Pp See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE , -.Sx \&Fa , -.Sx \&Fc , +.Ic \&Fa , +.Ic \&Fc , and -.Sx \&Ft . -.Ss \&Fr +.Ic \&Ft . +.It Ic \&Fr Ar number This macro is obsolete. No replacement markup is needed. .Pp It was used to show numerical function return values in an italic font. -.Ss \&Ft +.It Ic \&Ft Ar functype A function type. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Ft Ar functype .Pp In the .Em SYNOPSIS @@ -1733,10 +1652,10 @@ Examples: .Pp See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE , -.Sx \&Fn , +.Ic \&Fn , and -.Sx \&Fo . -.Ss \&Fx +.Ic \&Fo . +.It Ic \&Fx Op Ar version Format the .Fx version provided as an argument, or a default value @@ -1747,25 +1666,21 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Fx .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Nx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Nx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Hf +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Hf Ar filename This macro is not implemented in .Xr mandoc 1 . -.Pp It was used to include the contents of a (header) file literally. -The syntax was: -.Pp -.Dl Pf . Sx \&Hf Ar filename -.Ss \&Ic +.It Ic \&Ic Ar keyword ... Designate an internal or interactive command. This is similar to -.Sx \&Cm +.Ic \&Cm but used for instructions rather than values. .Pp Examples: @@ -1774,14 +1689,14 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Ic alias .Pp Note that using -.Sx \&Ql , -.Sx \&Dl , +.Ic \&Ql , +.Ic \&Dl , or -.Sx \&Bd Fl literal +.Ic \&Bd Fl literal is preferred for displaying code samples; the -.Sx \&Ic +.Ic \&Ic macro is used when referring to an individual command name. -.Ss \&In +.It Ic \&In Ar filename The name of an include file. This macro is most often used in section 2, 3, and 9 manual pages. .Pp @@ -1800,7 +1715,7 @@ Examples: .Pp See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE . -.Ss \&It +.It Ic \&It Op Ar head A list item. The syntax of this macro depends on the list type. .Pp @@ -1813,7 +1728,7 @@ and .Fl diag have the following syntax: .Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar args +.D1 Pf \. Ic \&It Ar args .Pp Lists of type .Fl bullet , @@ -1824,20 +1739,20 @@ and .Fl item have the following syntax: .Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&It +.D1 Pf \. Ic \&It .Pp with subsequent lines interpreted within the scope of the -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It until either a closing -.Sx \&El +.Ic \&El or another -.Sx \&It . +.Ic \&It . .Pp The .Fl tag list has the following syntax: .Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Op Cm args +.D1 Pf \. Ic \&It Op Cm args .Pp Subsequent lines are interpreted as with .Fl bullet @@ -1850,13 +1765,13 @@ The list is the most complicated. Its syntax is as follows: .Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op Sx \&Ta Ar cell ... -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&It Ar cell Op <TAB> Ar cell ... +.D1 Pf \. Ic \&It Ar cell Op Ic \&Ta Ar cell ... +.D1 Pf \. Ic \&It Ar cell Op <TAB> Ar cell ... .Pp The arguments consist of one or more lines of text and macros representing a complete table line. Cells within the line are delimited by the special -.Sx \&Ta +.Ic \&Ta block macro or by literal tab characters. .Pp Using literal tabs is strongly discouraged because they are very @@ -1870,16 +1785,16 @@ that word is never interpreted as a macro call, but always output literally. .Pp The tab cell delimiter may only be used within the -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It line itself; on following lines, only the -.Sx \&Ta +.Ic \&Ta macro can be used to delimit cells, and portability requires that -.Sx \&Ta +.Ic \&Ta is called by other macros: some parsers do not recognize it when it appears as the first macro on a line. .Pp Note that quoted strings may span tab-delimited cells on an -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It line. For example, .Pp @@ -1889,19 +1804,16 @@ will preserve the whitespace before both commas, but not the whitespace before the semicolon. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Bl . -.Ss \&Lb +.Ic \&Bl . +.It Ic \&Lb Cm lib Ns Ar name Specify a library. -The syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Lb Ar library .Pp The -.Ar library +.Ar name parameter may be a system library, such as -.Cm libz +.Cm z or -.Cm libpam , +.Cm pam , in which case a small library description is printed next to the linker invocation; or a custom library, in which case the library name is printed in quotes. @@ -1913,65 +1825,56 @@ section as described in Examples: .Dl \&.Lb libz .Dl \&.Lb libmandoc -.Ss \&Li +.It Ic \&Li Ar word ... Request a typewriter (literal) font. Deprecated because on terminal output devices, this is usually indistinguishable from normal text. For literal displays, use -.Sx \&Ql Pq in-line , -.Sx \&Dl Pq single line , +.Ic \&Ql Pq in-line , +.Ic \&Dl Pq single line , or -.Sx \&Bd Fl literal Pq multi-line +.Ic \&Bd Fl literal Pq multi-line instead. -.Ss \&Lk +.It Ic \&Lk Ar uri Op Ar display_name Format a hyperlink. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Lk Ar uri Op Ar name .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Lk http://bsd.lv \(dqThe BSD.lv Project\(dq .Dl \&.Lk http://bsd.lv .Pp See also -.Sx \&Mt . -.Ss \&Lp +.Ic \&Mt . +.It Ic \&Lp Deprecated synonym for -.Sx \&Pp . -.Ss \&Ms +.Ic \&Pp . +.It Ic \&Ms Ar name Display a mathematical symbol. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Ms Ar symbol .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Ms sigma .Dl \&.Ms aleph -.Ss \&Mt +.It Ic \&Mt Ar localpart Ns @ Ns Ar domain Format a .Dq mailto: hyperlink. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Mt Ar address .Pp Examples: .Dl \&.Mt discuss@manpages.bsd.lv .Dl \&.An Kristaps Dzonsons \&Aq \&Mt kristaps@bsd.lv -.Ss \&Nd +.It Ic \&Nd Ar line A one line description of the manual's content. This is the mandatory last macro of the .Em NAME section and not appropriate for other sections. .Pp Examples: -.Dl Pf . Sx \&Nd mdoc language reference -.Dl Pf . Sx \&Nd format and display UNIX manuals +.Dl Pf . Ic \&Nd mdoc language reference +.Dl Pf . Ic \&Nd format and display UNIX manuals .Pp The -.Sx \&Nd +.Ic \&Nd macro technically accepts child macros and terminates with a subsequent -.Sx \&Sh +.Ic \&Sh invocation. Do not assume this behaviour: some .Xr whatis 1 @@ -1979,13 +1882,13 @@ database generators are not smart enough to parse more than the line arguments and will display macros verbatim. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Nm . -.Ss \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm . +.It Ic \&Nm Op Ar name The name of the manual page, or \(em in particular in section 1, 6, and 8 pages \(em of an additional command or feature documented in the manual page. When first invoked, the -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro expects a single argument, the name of the manual page. Usually, the first invocation happens in the .Em NAME @@ -1993,7 +1896,7 @@ section of the page. The specified name will be remembered and used whenever the macro is called again without arguments later in the page. The -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro uses .Sx Block full-implicit semantics when invoked as the first macro on an input line in the @@ -2013,17 +1916,17 @@ Examples: In the .Em SYNOPSIS of section 2, 3 and 9 manual pages, use the -.Sx \&Fn +.Ic \&Fn macro rather than -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm to mark up the name of the manual page. -.Ss \&No +.It Ic \&No Ar word ... Normal text. Closes the scope of any preceding in-line macro. When used after physical formatting macros like -.Sx \&Em +.Ic \&Em or -.Sx \&Sy , +.Ic \&Sy , switches back to the standard font face and weight. Can also be used to embed plain text strings in macro lines using semantic annotation macros. @@ -2038,16 +1941,16 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Em , -.Sx \&Ql , +.Ic \&Em , +.Ic \&Ql , and -.Sx \&Sy . -.Ss \&Ns +.Ic \&Sy . +.It Ic \&Ns Suppress a space between the output of the preceding macro and the following text or macro. Following invocation, input is interpreted as normal text just like after an -.Sx \&No +.Ic \&No macro. .Pp This has no effect when invoked at the start of a macro line. @@ -2058,10 +1961,10 @@ Examples: .Dl ".Fl o Ns Ar output" .Pp See also -.Sx \&No +.Ic \&No and -.Sx \&Sm . -.Ss \&Nx +.Ic \&Sm . +.It Ic \&Nx Op Ar version Format the .Nx version provided as an argument, or a default value if @@ -2072,20 +1975,20 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Nx .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Fx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Fx , and -.Sx \&Ox . -.Ss \&Oc +.Ic \&Ox . +.It Ic \&Oc Close multi-line -.Sx \&Oo +.Ic \&Oo context. -.Ss \&Oo +.It Ic \&Oo Ar block Multi-line version of -.Sx \&Op . +.Ic \&Op . .Pp Examples: .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact @@ -2093,7 +1996,7 @@ Examples: \&.Op Fl flag Ns Ar value \&.Oc .Ed -.Ss \&Op +.It Ic \&Op Ar line Optional part of a command line. Prints the argument(s) in brackets. This is most often used in the @@ -2105,16 +2008,13 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Op \&Ar a | b .Pp See also -.Sx \&Oo . -.Ss \&Os +.Ic \&Oo . +.It Ic \&Os Op Ar system Op Ar version Operating system version for display in the page footer. This is the mandatory third macro of any .Nm file. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Os Op Ar system Op Ar version .Pp The optional .Ar system @@ -2136,13 +2036,13 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Os BSD 4.3 .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dd +.Ic \&Dd and -.Sx \&Dt . -.Ss \&Ot +.Ic \&Dt . +.It Ic \&Ot Ar functype This macro is obsolete. Use -.Sx \&Ft +.Ic \&Ft instead; with .Xr mandoc 1 , both have the same effect. @@ -2151,7 +2051,7 @@ Historical .Nm packages described it as .Dq "old function type (FORTRAN)" . -.Ss \&Ox +.It Ic \&Ox Op Ar version Format the .Ox version provided as an argument, or a default value @@ -2162,14 +2062,14 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Ox .Pp See also -.Sx \&At , -.Sx \&Bsx , -.Sx \&Bx , -.Sx \&Dx , -.Sx \&Fx , +.Ic \&At , +.Ic \&Bsx , +.Ic \&Bx , +.Ic \&Dx , +.Ic \&Fx , and -.Sx \&Nx . -.Ss \&Pa +.Ic \&Nx . +.It Ic \&Pa Ar name ... An absolute or relative file system path, or a file or directory name. If an argument is not provided, the character .Sq \(ti @@ -2180,19 +2080,15 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Pa /usr/share/man/man7/mdoc.7 .Pp See also -.Sx \&Lk . -.Ss \&Pc +.Ic \&Lk . +.It Ic \&Pc Close parenthesised context opened by -.Sx \&Po . -.Ss \&Pf +.Ic \&Po . +.It Ic \&Pf Ar prefix macro Op Ar argument ... Removes the space between its argument and the following macro. -Its syntax is as follows: +It is equivalent to: .Pp -.D1 .Pf Ar prefix macro arguments ... -.Pp -This is equivalent to: -.Pp -.D1 .No \e& Ns Ar prefix No \&Ns Ar macro arguments ... +.D1 Ic \&No Pf \e& Ar prefix Ic \&Ns Ar macro Op Ar argument ... .Pp The .Ar prefix @@ -2205,87 +2101,87 @@ Examples: .Dl ".Pf 0x Ar hex_digits" .Pp See also -.Sx \&Ns +.Ic \&Ns and -.Sx \&Sm . -.Ss \&Po +.Ic \&Sm . +.It Ic \&Po Ar block Multi-line version of -.Sx \&Pq . -.Ss \&Pp +.Ic \&Pq . +.It Ic \&Pp Break a paragraph. This will assert vertical space between prior and subsequent macros and/or text. .Pp Paragraph breaks are not needed before or after -.Sx \&Sh +.Ic \&Sh or -.Sx \&Ss +.Ic \&Ss macros or before displays -.Pq Sx \&Bd +.Pq Ic \&Bd Ar line or lists -.Pq Sx \&Bl +.Pq Ic \&Bl unless the .Fl compact flag is given. -.Ss \&Pq +.It Ic \&Pq Ar line Parenthesised enclosure. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Po . -.Ss \&Qc +.Ic \&Po . +.It Ic \&Qc Close quoted context opened by -.Sx \&Qo . -.Ss \&Ql +.Ic \&Qo . +.It Ic \&Ql Ar line In-line literal display. This can be used for complete command invocations and for multi-word code examples when an indented display is not desired. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dl +.Ic \&Dl and -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl literal . -.Ss \&Qo +.It Ic \&Qo Ar block Multi-line version of -.Sx \&Qq . -.Ss \&Qq +.Ic \&Qq . +.It Ic \&Qq Ar line Encloses its arguments in .Qq typewriter double-quotes. Consider using -.Sx \&Dq . +.Ic \&Dq . .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dq , -.Sx \&Sq , +.Ic \&Dq , +.Ic \&Sq , and -.Sx \&Qo . -.Ss \&Re +.Ic \&Qo . +.It Ic \&Re Close an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block. Does not have any tail arguments. -.Ss \&Rs +.It Ic \&Rs Begin a bibliographic .Pq Dq reference block. Does not have any head arguments. The block macro may only contain -.Sx \&%A , -.Sx \&%B , -.Sx \&%C , -.Sx \&%D , -.Sx \&%I , -.Sx \&%J , -.Sx \&%N , -.Sx \&%O , -.Sx \&%P , -.Sx \&%Q , -.Sx \&%R , -.Sx \&%T , -.Sx \&%U , +.Ic \&%A , +.Ic \&%B , +.Ic \&%C , +.Ic \&%D , +.Ic \&%I , +.Ic \&%J , +.Ic \&%N , +.Ic \&%O , +.Ic \&%P , +.Ic \&%Q , +.Ic \&%R , +.Ic \&%T , +.Ic \&%U , and -.Sx \&%V +.Ic \&%V child macros (at least one must be specified). .Pp Examples: @@ -2301,34 +2197,31 @@ Examples: .Ed .Pp If an -.Sx \&Rs +.Ic \&Rs block is used within a SEE ALSO section, a vertical space is asserted before the rendered output, else the block continues on the current line. -.Ss \&Rv +.It Ic \&Rv Fl std Op Ar function ... Insert a standard sentence regarding a function call's return value of 0 on success and \-1 on error, with the .Va errno libc global variable set on error. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Rv Fl std Op Ar function ... .Pp If .Ar function is not specified, the document's name set by -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm is used. Multiple .Ar function arguments are treated as separate functions. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Ex . -.Ss \&Sc +.Ic \&Ex . +.It Ic \&Sc Close single-quoted context opened by -.Sx \&So . -.Ss \&Sh +.Ic \&So . +.It Ic \&Sh Ar TITLE LINE Begin a new section. For a list of conventional manual sections, see .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE . @@ -2336,21 +2229,18 @@ These sections should be used unless it's absolutely necessary that custom sections be used. .Pp Section names should be unique so that they may be keyed by -.Sx \&Sx . +.Ic \&Sx . Although this macro is parsed, it should not consist of child node or it may not be linked with -.Sx \&Sx . +.Ic \&Sx . .Pp See also -.Sx \&Pp , -.Sx \&Ss , +.Ic \&Pp , +.Ic \&Ss , and -.Sx \&Sx . -.Ss \&Sm +.Ic \&Sx . +.It Ic \&Sm Op Cm on | off Switches the spacing mode for output generated from macros. -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Sm Op Cm on | off .Pp By default, spacing is .Cm on . @@ -2361,26 +2251,26 @@ output generated from adjacent macros, but text lines still get normal spacing between words and sentences. .Pp When called without an argument, the -.Sx \&Sm +.Ic \&Sm macro toggles the spacing mode. Using this is not recommended because it makes the code harder to read. -.Ss \&So +.It Ic \&So Ar block Multi-line version of -.Sx \&Sq . -.Ss \&Sq +.Ic \&Sq . +.It Ic \&Sq Ar line Encloses its arguments in .Sq typewriter single-quotes. .Pp See also -.Sx \&Dq , -.Sx \&Qq , +.Ic \&Dq , +.Ic \&Qq , and -.Sx \&So . -.Ss \&Ss +.Ic \&So . +.It Ic \&Ss Ar Title line Begin a new subsection. Unlike with -.Sx \&Sh , +.Ic \&Sh , there is no convention for the naming of subsections. Except .Em DESCRIPTION , @@ -2389,17 +2279,17 @@ the conventional sections described in rarely have subsections. .Pp Sub-section names should be unique so that they may be keyed by -.Sx \&Sx . +.Ic \&Sx . Although this macro is parsed, it should not consist of child node or it may not be linked with -.Sx \&Sx . +.Ic \&Sx . .Pp See also -.Sx \&Pp , -.Sx \&Sh , +.Ic \&Pp , +.Ic \&Sh , and -.Sx \&Sx . -.Ss \&St +.Ic \&Sx . +.It Ic \&St Fl Ns Ar abbreviation Replace an abbreviation for a standard with the full form. The following standards are recognised. Where multiple lines are given without a blank line in between, @@ -2609,7 +2499,7 @@ Ethernet local area networks. .St -ieee1275-94 .El .El -.Ss \&Sx +.It Ic \&Sx Ar Title line Reference a section or subsection in the same manual page. The referenced section or subsection name must be identical to the enclosed argument, including whitespace. @@ -2618,15 +2508,15 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE .Pp See also -.Sx \&Sh +.Ic \&Sh and -.Sx \&Ss . -.Ss \&Sy +.Ic \&Ss . +.It Ic \&Sy Ar word ... Request a boldface font. .Pp This is most often used to indicate importance or seriousness (not to be confused with stress emphasis, see -.Sx \&Em ) . +.Ic \&Em ) . When none of the semantic macros fit, it is also adequate for syntax elements that have to be given or that appear verbatim. .Pp @@ -2642,30 +2532,30 @@ program. .Ed .Pp See also -.Sx \&Em , -.Sx \&No , +.Ic \&Em , +.Ic \&No , and -.Sx \&Ql . -.Ss \&Ta +.Ic \&Ql . +.It Ic \&Ta Table cell separator in -.Sx \&Bl Fl column +.Ic \&Bl Fl column lists; can only be used below -.Sx \&It . -.Ss \&Tn +.Ic \&It . +.It Ic \&Tn Ar word ... Supported only for compatibility, do not use this in new manuals. Even though the macro name .Pq Dq tradename suggests a semantic function, historic usage is inconsistent, mostly using it as a presentation-level macro to request a small caps font. -.Ss \&Ud +.It Ic \&Ud Supported only for compatibility, do not use this in new manuals. Prints out .Dq currently under development. -.Ss \&Ux +.It Ic \&Ux Supported only for compatibility, do not use this in new manuals. Prints out .Dq Ux . -.Ss \&Va +.It Ic \&Va Oo Ar type Oc Ar identifier ... A variable name. .Pp Examples: @@ -2673,13 +2563,13 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Va const char *bar ; .Pp For function arguments and parameters, use -.Sx \&Fa +.Ic \&Fa instead. For declarations of global variables in the .Em SYNOPSIS section, use -.Sx \&Vt . -.Ss \&Vt +.Ic \&Vt . +.It Ic \&Vt Ar type Op Ar identifier A variable type. .Pp This is also used for indicating global variables in the @@ -2701,33 +2591,30 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Vt extern const char * const sys_signame[] \&; .Pp For parameters in function prototypes, use -.Sx \&Fa +.Ic \&Fa instead, for function return types -.Sx \&Ft , +.Ic \&Ft , and for variable names outside the .Em SYNOPSIS section -.Sx \&Va , +.Ic \&Va , even when including a type with the name. See also .Sx MANUAL STRUCTURE . -.Ss \&Xc +.It Ic \&Xc Close a scope opened by -.Sx \&Xo . -.Ss \&Xo +.Ic \&Xo . +.It Ic \&Xo Ar block Extend the header of an -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It macro or the body of a partial-implicit block macro beyond the end of the input line. This macro originally existed to work around the 9-argument limit of historic .Xr roff 7 . -.Ss \&Xr +.It Ic \&Xr Ar name section Link to another manual .Pq Qq cross-reference . -Its syntax is as follows: -.Pp -.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Xr Ar name section .Pp Cross reference the .Ar name @@ -2739,6 +2626,7 @@ Examples: .Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 .Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 \&; .Dl \&.Xr mandoc 1 \&Ns s behaviour +.El .Sh MACRO SYNTAX The syntax of a macro depends on its classification. In this section, @@ -2786,10 +2674,10 @@ column, if applicable, describes closure rules. .Ss Block full-explicit Multi-line scope closed by an explicit closing macro. All macros contains bodies; only -.Sx \&Bf +.Ic \s&Bf and .Pq optionally -.Sx \&Bl +.Ic \&Bl contain a head. .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.Yo \(lB\-arg \(lBparm...\(rB\(rB \(lBhead...\(rB @@ -2798,20 +2686,20 @@ contain a head. .Ed .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" "closed by XXX" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed Ta Em Scope -.It Sx \&Bd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Ed -.It Sx \&Bf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Ef -.It Sx \&Bk Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Ek -.It Sx \&Bl Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&El -.It Sx \&Ed Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Sx \&Bd -.It Sx \&Ef Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Sx \&Bf -.It Sx \&Ek Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Sx \&Bk -.It Sx \&El Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Sx \&Bl +.It Ic \&Bd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Ed +.It Ic \&Bf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Ef +.It Ic \&Bk Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Ek +.It Ic \&Bl Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&El +.It Ic \&Ed Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Ic \&Bd +.It Ic \&Ef Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Ic \&Bf +.It Ic \&Ek Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Ic \&Bk +.It Ic \&El Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Ic \&Bl .El .Ss Block full-implicit Multi-line scope closed by end-of-file or implicitly by another macro. All macros have bodies; some .Po -.Sx \&It Fl bullet , +.Ic \&It Fl bullet , .Fl hyphen , .Fl dash , .Fl enum , @@ -2819,9 +2707,9 @@ All macros have bodies; some .Pc don't have heads; only one .Po -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It in -.Sx \&Bl Fl column +.Ic \&Bl Fl column .Pc has multiple heads. .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -2830,15 +2718,15 @@ has multiple heads. .Ed .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" "closed by XXXXXXXXXXX" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed Ta Em Scope -.It Sx \&It Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&It , Sx \&El -.It Sx \&Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Sh -.It Sx \&Nm Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Nm , Sx \&Sh , Sx \&Ss -.It Sx \&Sh Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Sh -.It Sx \&Ss Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Sh , Sx \&Ss +.It Ic \&It Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&It , Ic \&El +.It Ic \&Nd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Sh +.It Ic \&Nm Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Nm , Ic \&Sh , Ic \&Ss +.It Ic \&Sh Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Sh +.It Ic \&Ss Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Sh , Ic \&Ss .El .Pp Note that the -.Sx \&Nm +.Ic \&Nm macro is a .Sx Block full-implicit macro only when invoked as the first macro @@ -2850,11 +2738,11 @@ section line, else it is Like block full-explicit, but also with single-line scope. Each has at least a body and, in limited circumstances, a head .Po -.Sx \&Fo , -.Sx \&Eo +.Ic \&Fo , +.Ic \&Eo .Pc and/or tail -.Pq Sx \&Ec . +.Pq Ic \&Ec . .Bd -literal -offset indent \&.Yo \(lB\-arg \(lBparm...\(rB\(rB \(lBhead...\(rB \(lBbody...\(rB @@ -2865,30 +2753,30 @@ and/or tail .Ed .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" "closed by XXXX" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed Ta Em Scope -.It Sx \&Ac Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Ao -.It Sx \&Ao Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Ac -.It Sx \&Bc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Bo -.It Sx \&Bo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Bc -.It Sx \&Brc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Bro -.It Sx \&Bro Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Brc -.It Sx \&Dc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Do -.It Sx \&Do Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Dc -.It Sx \&Ec Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Eo -.It Sx \&Eo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Ec -.It Sx \&Fc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Fo -.It Sx \&Fo Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Fc -.It Sx \&Oc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Oo -.It Sx \&Oo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Oc -.It Sx \&Pc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Po -.It Sx \&Po Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Pc -.It Sx \&Qc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Oo -.It Sx \&Qo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Oc -.It Sx \&Re Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Sx \&Rs -.It Sx \&Rs Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Sx \&Re -.It Sx \&Sc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&So -.It Sx \&So Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Sc -.It Sx \&Xc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Sx \&Xo -.It Sx \&Xo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Xc +.It Ic \&Ac Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Ao +.It Ic \&Ao Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Ac +.It Ic \&Bc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Bo +.It Ic \&Bo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Bc +.It Ic \&Brc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Bro +.It Ic \&Bro Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Brc +.It Ic \&Dc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Do +.It Ic \&Do Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Dc +.It Ic \&Ec Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Eo +.It Ic \&Eo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Ec +.It Ic \&Fc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Fo +.It Ic \&Fo Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Fc +.It Ic \&Oc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Oo +.It Ic \&Oo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Oc +.It Ic \&Pc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Po +.It Ic \&Po Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Pc +.It Ic \&Qc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Oo +.It Ic \&Qo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Oc +.It Ic \&Re Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta opened by Ic \&Rs +.It Ic \&Rs Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta closed by Ic \&Re +.It Ic \&Sc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&So +.It Ic \&So Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Sc +.It Ic \&Xc Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta opened by Ic \&Xo +.It Ic \&Xo Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Xc .El .Ss Block partial-implicit Like block full-implicit, but with single-line scope closed by the @@ -2898,23 +2786,23 @@ end of the line. .Ed .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed -.It Sx \&Aq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Bq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Brq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&D1 Ta \&No Ta \&Yes -.It Sx \&Dl Ta \&No Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Dq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&En Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Op Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Pq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Ql Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Qq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Sq Ta Yes Ta Yes -.It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Aq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Bq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Brq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&D1 Ta \&No Ta \&Yes +.It Ic \&Dl Ta \&No Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Dq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&En Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Op Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Pq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Ql Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Qq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Sq Ta Yes Ta Yes +.It Ic \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes .El .Pp Note that the -.Sx \&Vt +.Ic \&Vt macro is a .Sx Block partial-implicit only when invoked as the first macro @@ -2924,17 +2812,17 @@ section line, else it is .Sx In-line . .Ss Special block macro The -.Sx \&Ta +.Ic \&Ta macro can only be used below -.Sx \&It +.Ic \&It in -.Sx \&Bl Fl column +.Ic \&Bl Fl column lists. It delimits blocks representing table cells; these blocks have bodies, but no heads. .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" "closed by XXXX" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed Ta Em Scope -.It Sx \&Ta Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Sx \&Ta , Sx \&It +.It Ic \&Ta Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta closed by Ic \&Ta , Ic \&It .El .Ss In-line Closed by the end of the line, fixed argument lengths, @@ -2952,77 +2840,77 @@ then the macro accepts an arbitrary number of arguments. .Ed .Bl -column "MacroX" "CallableX" "ParsedX" "Arguments" -offset indent .It Em Macro Ta Em Callable Ta Em Parsed Ta Em Arguments -.It Sx \&%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%B Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%C Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%D Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%I Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%J Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%N Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%O Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%P Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%Q Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%R Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%T Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%U Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&%V Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ad Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&An Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ap Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&At Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Bsx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Bx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Cd Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Db Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Dd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Dt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Dx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Es Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 2 -.It Sx \&Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Fr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ft Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Fx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Lb Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Lk Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Ms Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Mt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&No Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Ns Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Nx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Os Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Ot Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ox Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Pf Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Pp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n -.It Sx \&Sm Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta <2 -.It Sx \&St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 -.It Sx \&Sx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Ud Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 -.It Sx \&Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n -.It Sx \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 -.It Sx \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 2 +.It Ic \&%A Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%B Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%C Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%D Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%I Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%J Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%N Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%O Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%P Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%Q Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%R Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%T Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%U Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&%V Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ad Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&An Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ap Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Ar Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&At Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Bsx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Bt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Bx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Cd Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Cm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Db Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Dd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Dt Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Dv Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Dx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Em Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Er Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Es Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 2 +.It Ic \&Ev Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ex Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Fa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Fd Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Fl Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Fn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Fr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ft Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Fx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Hf Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Ic Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&In Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Lb Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Li Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Lk Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Lp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Ms Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Mt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Nm Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&No Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Ns Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Nx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Os Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Ot Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ox Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Pa Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Pf Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Pp Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Rv Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta n +.It Ic \&Sm Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta <2 +.It Ic \&St Ta \&No Ta Yes Ta 1 +.It Ic \&Sx Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Sy Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Tn Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Ud Ta \&No Ta \&No Ta 0 +.It Ic \&Ux Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Va Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta n +.It Ic \&Vt Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta >0 +.It Ic \&Xr Ta Yes Ta Yes Ta 2 .El .Ss Delimiters When a macro argument consists of one single input character @@ -3137,7 +3025,7 @@ The following problematic behaviour is found in groff: .Pp .Bl -dash -compact .It -.Sx \&Dd +.Ic \&Dd with non-standard arguments behaves very strangely. When there are three arguments, they are printed verbatim. Any other number of arguments is replaced by the current date, @@ -3145,17 +3033,17 @@ but without any arguments the string .Dq Epoch is printed. .It -.Sx \&Lk +.Ic \&Lk only accepts a single link-name argument; the remainder is misformatted. .It -.Sx \&Pa +.Ic \&Pa does not format its arguments when used in the FILES section under certain list types. .It -.Sx \&Ta +.Ic \&Ta can only be called by other macros, but not at the beginning of a line. .It -.Sx \&%C +.Ic \&%C is not implemented (up to and including groff-1.22.2). .It .Sq \ef @@ -3174,23 +3062,22 @@ The following features are unimplemented in mandoc: .Pp .Bl -dash -compact .It -.Sx \&Bd -.Fl file Ar file +.Ic \&Bd Fl file Ar file is unsupported for security reasons. .It -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl filled does not adjust the right margin, but is an alias for -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl ragged . .It -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl literal does not use a literal font, but is an alias for -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl unfilled . .It -.Sx \&Bd +.Ic \&Bd .Fl offset Cm center and .Fl offset Cm right |