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Diffstat (limited to 'mandoc_char.7')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mandoc_char.7 b/mandoc_char.7 index 3416de36..520d0a31 100644 --- a/mandoc_char.7 +++ b/mandoc_char.7 @@ -481,8 +481,13 @@ Greek letters: .It \e(ts Ta \(ts Ta sigma terminal .El .Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS -These are not recommended for use, as they differ across -implementations: +Predefined strings are inherited from the macro packages of historical +troff implementations. +They are +.Em not recommended +for use, as they differ across implementations. +Manuals using these predefined strings are almost certainly not +portable. .Pp .Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description" .It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description @@ -512,6 +517,8 @@ implementations: .It \e*(>= Ta \*(>= Ta greater-than-equal .It \e*(aa Ta \*(aa Ta acute .It \e*(ga Ta \*(ga Ta grave +.It \e*(Px Ta \*(Px Ta POSIX standard name +.It \e*(Ai Ta \*(Ai Ta ANSI standard name .El .Sh NUMBERED CHARACTERS For backward compatibility with existing manuals, |